CHARLESE'S HOUMOUS

This is my daughter's recipe for houmous… the result of a lot of experimentation!  Many recipes use olive oil but a Greek chef advised her that you should only use sunflower oil and that made all the difference.  Only takes a few minutes to make if you use tinned chick peas.

INGREDIENTS
1 Tin of Chick Peas (drained, reserve the water)
1 Small Garlic Clove (or half a large one)
1 Heaped Dessert Spoon of Tahini
2 Glugs of Sunflower Oil
Juice of ½ lemon
Salt to taste
Paprika

METHOD
Place all the ingredients together in a food processor and whizz until smooth, adding a little of the chick pea water until you have the right consistency.  You don't need to add very much oil if you use the chick pea water.  Check and add more lemon juice and salt to taste.

Place in a serving dish and dust the top with a little paprika.
Serve with crackers or toasted pitta bread cut into fingers.
Also good served with crudités


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