Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article > ,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> I finally got around to making some the other day. After having hummus a
>> few times at a local middle eastern restaurant I realized that it
>> doesn't always taste like crap and can actually be really good. It is
>> also good, healthy food and cardiac diet approved.
>>
>> Drain a can of chickpeas and whizz them up in the food processor. Add
>> some of the reserved liquid, a couple cloves of crushed garlic, lemon
>> juice and some tahini. Whizz it up some more and serve with pita
>> triangles. Cheap, easy and delicious.
>
> Also good with raw vegetables like carrots and cucumbers. Much
> healthier for some of us than sour cream or mayonnaise based dips.

Hummus is its own almighty food group!