M.A.'s Garlic Hummus with Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

      It's creamy, crunchy, salty, tangy and savory- something for EVERYONE!   
 Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 Cup cooked garbanzo beans/chick peas
• ¼ Cup or 4 TBS or 2 fluid ounces tahini (sesame paste)
• ¼ Cup or 4 TBS or 2 fluid ounces water (preferably spring or filtered)
• ¼ Cup or 4 TBS or 2 fluid ounces lemon juice (preferably fresh squeezed)
• 3 large garlic cloves sliced
• ½ tsp pink Himalayan salt or sea salt
•  1 TBS avocado oil
• 1/4-1/3 Cup of raw pumpkin seeds
• sprinkle of Himalayan pink salt or sea salt

Directions:

1.  In a Vitamix machine or a heavy duty high speed blender place-water, lemon juice, tahini, salt, garlic & garbanzo beans. 
2. It’s best to have the layer of water & lemon juice next to the blade for easier blending.
3. Blend on high for 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and creamy. You may need to stop blending and stir the mixture to make blending easier and less stressful on the motor. DO NOT put any utensil in the Vitamix machine or blender while it is running!                                                                       
4.  In a frying pan place 1 TBS avocado oil and heat on a medium setting               (I prefer avocado oil to other oils because it’s healthy and it’s a high-heat oil)
5.  Stir in pumpkin seeds
6.  Cook until you hear them crackle & pop and appear golden brown-usually          5 minutes or less.
7. Place humus in a small serving dish and evenly sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top.

                                 Yields 1 generous cup of CREAMY hummus
 *Serve with your favorite crackers, bread or vegetable sticks
HINT: For a less lemony flavor-add more salt
             For a less salty flavor- add more lemon juice
             For a less garlicy flavor- WAIT- why would You want less garlic??? LOL
*Gluten Free/Grain Free   *Vegan
 Copyright 2017 Mary Ann Reidy