Serve with pita or whole wheat bread and plenty of fresh vegetables.
4 cups cooked chickpeas
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup tahini
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Place all ingredients in blender. Puree until smooth.
Makes 4 cups.
From “Simply in Season, A World Community Cookbook,” Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert, Herald Press, 2005.