Hummus

1 can (19 oz.) Chickpeas, drained & rinsed
Juice of 1 lemon
Pulp of 1 whole Garlic bulb, roasted 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Curry powder
4 tbsp chopped fresh Cilantro
1/3 cup Tahini (sesame paste)
2 tbsp Olive Oil

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Keeping skin on garlic bulb, carefully cut the top of the bulb in order to expose all of the individual cloves.  Place on tin foil and drizzle with 1/4 teaspoon of the Olive Oil. Wrap bulb up like a Hershey's Kiss and roast in oven for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, drain and rinse Chickpeas well. Place in food processor along with remaining ingredients. Once garlic has finished roasting, squeeze pulp in with other ingredients and whiz until well blended.  Feel free to add or reduce the amount of garlic and omit the cayenne pepper in order to personalize this recipe if you'd like.  

Goes great with whole wheat flat bread and raw veggies!

Makes 10 servings.  Serving size is 1/4 cup.
 

 2010  Nathan Krämer  Blair, Nebraska   http://www.nathankramer.com/cookbook/