Low Fat Greek Hummus

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (save liquid) or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained (save liquid)
• 1 -2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tahini (optional, but if you do not use, increase yogurt by 1 tbls) or 1 tablespoon low-fat peanut butter, if you prefer (optional, but if you do not use, increase yogurt by 1 tbls)
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor combine beans, tahini (if desired), yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. blend well. add salt, cumin and cayenne and blend to a smooth and creamy dip.
• 2 if you hummus is too thick, add a little bit of the liquid from the chickpeas - about a teaspoon at time. other ways to thin out hummus is by using warm water or olive oil also.