Hummus

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups canned garbanzo
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 tsp leaves dry oregano
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 3 tbsps paprika
• 1 dash salt
• 1 lemon yields lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in sauce pan and add (peeled) garlic cloves, oregano and red pepper flakes. Omit red pepper flakes if you don't want it spicy.
2. Fry the garlic until slightly golden brown.
3. Drain the canned garbanzo beans, reserving liquid. Add the drained beans to food processor.
4. Add olive oil, garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes to the garbanzo beans.
5. Add the juice of one lemon and the paprika then start the food processor. It might take a while for the beans to puree. Stop the food processor as needed to push beans down with a spatula.
6. Add in garbanzo bean liquid to achieve desired consistency. Add in more of the spices and the salt to desired color and taste.
7. Note: a serving is 1/4 cup.