Basic Hummus

This is a super basic recipe for hummus. I read quite a few and polled some friends and looked in my pantry to put a simple recipe together. I did not have tahini (sesame paste, peanut butter like consistency) so I used about a tablespoon of almond butter for the nutty flavor. Here goes:

• 2 cans of garbanzo beans (same thing as chick peas), drained
• 4 TBsp of minced garlic (roasted garlic would be great)
• juice of half a lime (lemon is good, too)
• a TBsp or so of cumin (I really like the flavor so I added more than that)
• about 1/8 cup of dried Italian herbs (basil, parsley mix)
• 1 TBsp sea salt
• 1 TBsp toasted almond butter
• 2 TBsp {real Sicilian} olive oil
• 1/4 cup of cold water (added a little at a time)

This was all to my taste, adjust as needed. I put it all in the blender until it was the consistency that I like. Then I put it in the fridge to chill. 

Some additions that I think would be great are:

• Spinach
• Sun dried tomatoes
• Green olives
• Parmesan cheese and little marinara sauce
• chocolate? probably not.