The Recipes: Ramp Chickpea Spread

A yummy easy snack or topping!

Ingredients:

1            small bunch of large ramps, chopped
2 1/2      tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
3            tablespoons olive oil
1/2         teaspoon salt
2            cloves minced garlic
2            cups of cooked chickpeas
1/2         cup chickpea cooking liquid/water/vegetable stock

Instructions:
1) Put everything in blender or food processor EXCEPT 1/2 cup chickpea cooking liquid/water/vegetable stock

2) Pour 1/2 cup chickpea cooking liquid/water/vegetable stock as needed to get a smooth creamy consistency

If you need more "flavor":
Add more lemon juice
Add more garlic
Add tahini
Add citrus (I think orange would taste awesome!)
Add fresh herbs

Note:

If cooking dried chickpeas, soak overnight (8 hours or longer),  drain and rinse before boiling (do not use water you soaked them in!!!), boil until soft, save liquid after boiling and use in place of water or stock

Dried chickpeas and all dried beans expand when soaked, using two cups of dried chickpeas will give you close to four cups cooked chickpeas (use a little roughly a cup to a cup and a half for this recipe of dried chickpeas)


Visuals:

Cooking chickpeas
Save this liquid for puree

Fresh ramps from Union Square Greenmarket, chickpeas, fresh lemon, fresh garlic, olive oil, salt

Put all in blender or food processor

Puree until smooth, added chickpea liquid to get smooth creamy texture

Store until use in refrigerator or serve instantly with pita or on a sandwich!

Enjoy!