Garlic & Chickpea Dip Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
8 oz chickpeas, soaked & cooked 2 garlic bulbs, boiled whole - for 20, minutes, drained 4 oz olive oil 2 juice of lemons 3 oz tahini 1 black pepper 4 tbsp fresh chopped parsley 1 tomatoes to garnish
Recipe
Preparation
Blend the chickpeas till well pureed. Squeeze the garlic cloves from their skins & add to the chickpeas. Put in the oil, lemon juice & tahini. Blend again. Add pepper & parsley & mix well.
Put the mixture into an oiled mould & chill for 2 hours. Turn it onto a plate & garnish with tomato wedges or slices.
Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices"
Servings:
6
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