Hempseed Tahini

Ingredients:

1 cup shelled hempseeds
1 tablespoon hemp oil
1 tablespoon water (optional)

Directions:

Toast the seeds and finely grind them in a blender.

Combine them with the oil and mix to a smooth paste. The mixture may require the water to keep it moist.

Add the resulting tahini to homemade hempseed hummus (see below).

Hempseed Hummus

Ingredients:

3/4 cup hempseed tahini (see recipe above)
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas
1 tablespoon hemp oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 to 4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon soy sauce
freshly ground pepper
a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions:

Puree the chickpeas in a blender, add the other ingredients, and blend until the texture is smooth and creamy.

Makes two cups.

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