Sun dried tomato hummus, hold the tahini....

I can't really remember when I started my love for hummus, I think it was even before becoming vegetarian.  I work at a Organic Cafe on campus, and hummus was the staple of most of our veggie pitas, paninis, and wraps, and somewhere along the way it found me.  The creamy taste of chickpeas combined with garlic (another obsession of mine) had me loading up everything with this new found love.  I can even recall the first time I had a couple of my roommates to try it.  None of them are vegans, or even vegetarians for that matter, but soon multiple tubs of hummus, in every flavor, were stacked in our fridge. 

I started making my own hummus a couple years ago, and love playing with different things to put in them.  I had always used tahini but one day came across a recipe without, so I thought I would venture with tahini-less hummus.  This is the latest one I came up with.  I was a request from my mother. She liked the taste of hummus, but felt my plain lemon garlic, just didn't have enough flavor for her.  So, after rattling off a couple of veggie options, she though sun dried tomatoes sound delightful.  This wasn't too far fecthed seeing as there are thousands of recipes out there with this, but I added a couple more ingredients to really give it a kick. 

I add this to absolutely everything.  From veggies wraps to lathering it up on pita chips, this is sure not to disappoint. 

Sundried Tomato Hummus:
1 can garbanzo beans/ or chickpeas (if cooking yourself, about 2 cups cooked beans should work)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes (I have actually found a sun dried tomato pesto that works great too!)
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon rosemary
Olive oil

In a food processor, combine beans, lemon juice, and garlic.  Once this forms a nice puree, add the rest of the ingredients.  While processing, slowly add olive oil until mixture reaches the thickness, and creaminess that you want.  Process until all is evenly mixed.  I find putitng it in the fridge for a little while before eating thickens it up a bit.  It also lets the flavors work into the mixture.  Serve with chips or on your next sandwhich! Enjoy! `