2006-07-11

From Jenn I Am

2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and liquid reserved
2 to 3 tablespoons peanut butter
parsley leaves, fresh or dried
lemon juice, fresh or bottled
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Pinch kosher salt
red pepper flakes for heat, if desired

Chop the garlic finely in a food processor [or blender, if you need to improvise like me]. Add the beans and 1/2 of the reserved liquid and process finely or to desired consistency. Add more liquid if needed. Add the peanut butter [replaces tahini in many recipes], parsley, lemon zest and juice, black pepper, and salt [and red pepper flakes]. Process until it forms a paste. Add more of the water if needed.

Eat and enjoy.

This serves 4. No olive oil! And the only fat comes from your peanut butter so buy lite! Yummy for a snack or dinner spread on lite wheat bread like a sandwich [if you don't have pitas around!].