re: Authentic Hummus Recipe? Restaurant Quality

I make hummus regularly with:

2 cans chickpeas
1/4 cup tahini
1 lemon with zest
2 toes garlic
dash of cumin
olive oil
salt

I drain the chickpeas reserving half of the juice
put all of the ingredients into a food processor. I add some of the juice from the can to keep the calorie count down, but I get it to the consistency I want with the olive oil, it usually takes about a cup.

I use this as my base recipe, sometimes I add roasted red pepper, or basil, or jalapenos, or anything you like.

Another good variation is to use black-eyes peas instead of garbanzos. Also add your favorite hot sauce if you want it spicy, or a 1/2 tsp of cayenne.

On our occasional meatless days hummus is a great source of protein.