Garbanzo beans are high in fiber, protein and minerals.  I like to eat garbanzo beans plain, tossed on a salad, add them to soup, but my favorite in made into hummus.  Hummus is a Middle Eastern food made from garbanzos, lemon, sesame tahini and usually some olive oil.  I have developed a hummus with no olive oil and just a little tahini.  Tahini is high in calories with (100 per tablespoon).  Even without the olive oil and just a little tahini, this is a nice smooth hummus.

Hummus

the juice of two lemons
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons sesame tahini
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 15 ounce cans of low salt garbanzo beans (or subsitute dried garbanzos that have been cooked)

Drain the garbanzo beans and reserve the liquid.  You will need it later.
Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse a few times to chop the beans
Gradually add a little of the reserved bean liquid and run the food processor on a medium speed.
Keep adding the reserved lquid until you have the texture you desire.  We used about 3/4 cup of the reserved liquid.
Serve with pita bread, crackers, chips, fresh vegetables, use as a spread on a sandwich, etc

Makes 5 cups

Most hummus you buy in the store gives you the calorie count for 2 tablespoons.  I don't know anyone who can eat just 2 tablespoons, but here it is anyways:

2 tablespoons 37 calories
1/4 cup 74 calories
1/2 cup 148 calories
1 cup 296 calories

Product Review:  The pita bread shown in the photo is a small 3 inch pita.  Each pita has just 25 calories and no fat.  They are always quite fresh when we buy them at our local produce market.  They are produced by Aladdin Specialty Foods in Beaverton, Oregon

http://www.aladdinspecialtyfood.com/html/products.shtml

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