Black Bean Hummus

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked black beans, drained well
• 1 cup cooked garbanzo beans, drained well
• 1 tablespoon roasted garlic (see directions below)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons tahini (i make my own, see heavenly hummus)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary (or 1/4 teaspoon dried) or 1 sprig oregano (or 1/4 teaspoon dried)

Recipe

• 1 puree the ingredients in a food processor and chill.
• 2 serve as a dip with assorted fresh vegetables, pickled vegetables, armenian cracker bread, or other crackers.
• 3 time to make includes roasting the garlic (see below).
• 4 to roast garlic:.
• 5 peel outer skin layer from head of fresh garlic, leaving cloves and head intact.
• 6 with a sharp knife cut off the top of the head of gaarlic, about 1/4 inch.
• 7 place head on aluminum foil; top with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and a sprig of fresh rosemary or oregano [or 1/4 teaspoon dried. fold up and seal.
• 8 bake in a400 degree oven for 55-60 minutes.
• 9 squeeze cloves from skins and set aside. discard skins.