Ingredients
- ½ cup dried chickpeas
- 5 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons pure olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 4 large cloves garlic
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Procedure
- Soak chickpeas overnight.
- Drain, rinse, and place chickpeas in saucepan. Just barely cover with water.
- Add chopped garlic and salt.
- Cook until tender (about 30 minutes) and set aside to cool.
- Purée chickpeas in a blender with the oil, lemon juice, and tahini paste until smooth.