Ingredients

  • Hummus
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 19 ounces chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • 4 -6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • Garnish
  • cracker
  • pretzel
  • broccoli
  • parsley

Method

  • Drop garlic in proscessor bowl while machine is running.
  • Process until minced.
  • Add chickpeas, olive oil, tahini, salt, cumin and 4 tablespoons lemon juice.
  • Process until smooth. Mixture should be thick enough to hold up the crackers and broccoli. If it is too thick, add the extra lemon juice.
  • Spread in a 8x8 pyrex or similar sized dish.
  • Line the sides with pretzels to make a fence around the perimeter as well as a walkway. Add the broccoli and parsley to look like trees and bushes. Place the crackers to look like tombstones.