Who does not love a beautiful pillow of warm comforting Middle Eastern Hummus?

This is the only recipe you will ever use once you try it.

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas (do get a good make). Cheaper chickpeas tend to have too many shells left in.
• 1/4 cup Tahini
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 1/2 pint Fresh Chicken stock or a chicken stock cube I use organic
• A large splash of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon juice and zest

Directions

• Open can of chickpeas. Rinse, drain and place in a saucepan
• Add 1/2 pint chicken stock or add a stock cube to 1/2 pint of water then add to chickpeas
• Throw in chopped garlic
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.  Strain but save the chicken stock
• Place in a food processor and add zest of lemon, tahini paste, salt, pepper to taste.  Pulse to a puree
• Add lemon juice mix well
• If it seems too thick add a tiny amount of the chicken stock to loosen
• Place in a bowl, splash or sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil

Place in the fridge or do as they do in the middle East serve warm! with fresh pitta breads of vegetable crudities

Do enjoy.  It is a truly scrumptious dish of beauty

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