Hummus

• 2 cups canned garbanzo beans, drained
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pinch paprika
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley (for sprinkling on top after it's blended)

1 teaspoon salt

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.  Adjust seasoning to taste


Variations:


Extra zesty - Add 1 t lemon zest and 1 t ground sumac


Spicy - Add 1 T cumin and 1 t cayenne pepper to taste


Roasted garlic - Place half a head of garlic, separated into individual cloves in oven at 350 deg F until the cloves are soft.  Remove peels.  Use roasted garlic instead of raw garlic.