Hummus

This is a really simple and versatile dish to make and may be eaten as a starter, as part of a larger starter meal with bread as dips or, let's face it, on it's own, in front of the TV while chilling out!
Hummus is merely cooked and blended chick peas with a few added spices. I rarely actually boil my own chick peas but go for the canned ones instead.
Drain the liquid from the can, place the chick peas in a deep jug, add the juice of half a lemon, some salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste as well as one or two cloves of garlic. Blend with a hand-held blender until smooth. The mixture will be thick and lumpy. Add olive oil and blend until you get the consistency you're looking for. Place in a bowl, decorate with some cayenne pepper or sweet paprika and a healthy dose of olive oil. Serve with flat bread or biscuits or just get a teaspoon and enjoy.
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