BASIL HUMMUS

I am still on a crusade to use a lot of my bumper crop basil.  This is very good.  It makes about 3 cups.  It is good with  raw vegetables, pita chips, corn chips, crackers and bread rounds.

BASIL HUMMUS

In a small frying pan put 3 T. olive oil and 2 cloves of grated garlic with  1/4 C pinenuts.  Stir and fry until starting to brown a little. Add 1 tomato peeled and chopped.  Stir and cook for 3 minutes.  In a blender or food processor place 1 - 15 oz. can of drained garbanzo beans  and one can of drained white beans, 1 cup of basil leaves lightly packed, 1/4 C Parmesan cheese (optional), 10 good grates of fresh pepper, a little cayenne or hot sauce if desired, and 2 T lemon juice.  Add the garlic mixture and blend until smooth.   Add salt if it needs it and a little water if it is too thick.   ENJOY!

This recipe came from  here  But I changed it a lot.