Snack Attack!

Quick, easy and relatively healthy snacks are as good as gold. So here’s one that we used for our Super Bowl festivities.

Hummus
Basics: 1 can chick peas (garbanzos), olive oil
Seasonings: sesame oil, garlic, cumin, parsley, salt, pepper, hot pepper

Depending on how ‘loose’ you like your dip to be, drain the chick peas, I usually leave about half the liquid. Pour everything into a food processor or blender. Add a tablespoon or so of olive oil. Vegetable oil will work in a pinch.

Season this according to taste. All of this is optional, but I usually use: 1-2 teaspoons sesame oil, a bunch of chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 tablespoon parsley, 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cumin, salt and pepper. I’m not into hot stuff but you can add it i.f you like.

Whiz it around in the food processor or blender until it is the consistency you like. Store any leftovers in the fridge. It’ll keep a while, in the unlikely event it doesn’t get eaten at first sitting