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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine tahini and lemon juice and blend until smooth and frothy. | 2. Add garlic and salt and blend again. | 3. Add olive oil and 1/3 can of chickpeas and blend until smooth. | 4. As you incorporate the rest of the chickpeas, add small amounts of the reserved chickpea liquid to thin the mixture to allow easy blending. | 5. You will know when the consistency is right when the mixture moves thickly but easily inside the blender. | 6. When everything is incorporated and the consistency allows for easy blending, leave the blender on for a minute. This is a good time to add any additional spices to taste. I love the addition of smoked paprika and a dash of cumin. You may also want to add more garlic, kalamata olives, jalapenos, pine nuts, roasted red peppers, or anything that strikes your fancy. | 7. Serve with toasted pita bread, wheat crackers, tortilla chips and/or vegetables. | 8. Hope you enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chickpea	1	can	drained	1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
tahini	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
garlic	2	teaspoons	bottled minced crushed	8.344	1.8514	0.3562	0.027999999999999997
sea salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.