My Hummous Bi Tahini

Name: My Hummous Bi Tahini
Ingredients: 2 cans of Hummous beans, drained and rinsed well with water; (or soak dried beans overnight with a pinch of baking soda in c old water, drain and rinse thoroughly in the morning and then boil in fresh cold water for 1.5 hours); 2/3 cup of tahini (sesame seed) paste *I prefer Cortas or another Arabic brand!; 3 cloves of fresh garlic, chopped and crushed with 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a pestle and mortar; 3 freshly squeezed lemons, juiced (have an extra one on hand just in case); 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 1/2 cup of cold water from the fridge; Garnish: olive oil, cumin, parsley (optional)

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Ingredients

2 cans of Hummous beans, drained and rinsed well with water
(or soak dried beans overnight with a pinch of baking soda in c old water, drain and rinse thoroughly in the morning and then boil in fresh cold water for 1.5 hours)
2/3 cup of tahini (sesame seed) paste *I prefer Cortas or another Arabic brand!
3 cloves of fresh garlic, chopped and crushed with 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a pestle and mortar
3 freshly squeezed lemons, juiced (have an extra one on hand just in case)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 cup of cold water from the fridge
Garnish: olive oil, cumin, parsley (optional)

Directions

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