Almost Hummus

Name: Almost Hummus
Ingredients: 2 cans Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas); 3 cloves Garlic (to Taste, I Really Really Like Garlic); 1/4 cups Lemon Juice To Taste; 3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (to Desired Texture); 3 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper, Or To Taste; 2 teaspoons Salt, Or To Taste; 1 teaspoon Black Pepper To Taste

7 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2 cans Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas)
3 cloves Garlic (to Taste, I Really Really Like Garlic)
1/4 cups Lemon Juice To Taste
3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (to Desired Texture)
3 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper, Or To Taste
2 teaspoons Salt, Or To Taste
1 teaspoon Black Pepper To Taste

Directions

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Liberate garlic cloves from their papery skins, drop in a blender or food processor.
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Open up cans of garbanzo beans (not to be confused with cans of whoop-ass), rinse beans in a strainer, drop in a blender or food processor.
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Add lemon juice go cautiously!
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You can always add more, but you really cant take away.
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Add spices see above cautionary statement.
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Turn on your blender or food processor.
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While its whirring, drizzle in olive oil till you get the consistency you desire.
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Serve cold or room temp with chips, crackers, veggies, whatevs.
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For step-by-step instructions and pictures, see the related link.
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Thanks!
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**This is called Almost Hummus and not Actually Hummus because I dont include a key ingredient: tahini.
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Its this sesame paste that I have tried and tried to enjoy, and I just cant.
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So I nix it, thus making this dish technically not hummus.
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