Hummus

 The wonderful thing about hummus is that you can flavor it however you'd like and there are a variety of delicious dippers- my favorites are carrots, tortilla chips, Tortees (Peruvian equivalent to Fritos), and toasted ciabatta bread.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cooked garbanzo beans (garbanzo cocidos)
• about 1/2 cup ish of water
• 1 tbs. olive oil (aceita de oliva)
• salt and pepper to taste (sal y pimienta)
• 1 tsp. rosemary (romero)
• juice from 1/2 lime (jugo limón)
• 1/2 small red pepper minced (ají)
• 1 tbs. minced garlic (ajo molido)

Add all the ingredients into a blender, the most important thing about the water to garbanzo ratio is that you want to barely cover the beans with water, then blend it together and you can add more water a bit at a time if needed. I have also added a small sauteed red bell pepper chopped into the mixture, it'ssss yummmmy. Serve with your favorite dipper. ¡Buen provecho!