This light hummus is a great healthy snack for anyone!

Ingredients

• 1 (15-ounce) can chick peas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon tahini*
• 6-8 tablespoons reduced sodium vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Hot pepper sauce (optional)
• Paprika (optional)
• Cut raw vegetables and/or pita bread wedges.

Directions

1. Put chick peas, garlic, tahini, lemon juice and olive oil in a blender or food processor. Blend on high until mixture is coarse but smooth.

2. Add salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce, if using, and blend in.

3. Transfer hummus to a serving bowl. If desired, sprinkle lightly with paprika.

   Serve with cut-up raw vegetables and pita bread.

*Tahini is a sesame seed paste. While there is no good substitute, you could make your own by combining 1/4 cup each toasted sesame seeds and vegetable oil plus 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil in a blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth.

Serves 10 (2 tablespoons per serving).

*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.