Garlic Lemon Hummus with Crudo

I love to have people over and while they are at my house I always like to have things to munch on.  This is a wonderfully healthy snack and full of flavor.

Ingredients:
  - 2 cans of organic chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained - reserve the liquid
  - 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  - 8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  - 1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste) found near the peanut butter
  - 6 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
  - 1/4 cup chickpeas liquid
  - 12 dashes of tabasco sauce

Place all the ingredients in a food processor with a steel blade and process until pureed.  If it remains to thick add more lemon juice and reserved liquid.  Taste for seasoning and place in a serving dish.  I like to sprinkle paprika on top for color but a drizzle of garlic olive oil or lemon slices would be nice as well.

Crudo Platter:  Hummus is great with raw vegetables and whole wheat pita wedges.  I like to use Belgian endive, sliced carrots, sliced red bell pepper and cucumber slices.  You can toast the pita wedges in the oven on a baking sheet at 350 for about 10 minutes until they turn brown around the edges - this will give them a nice crunch!