Garbanzo and Garlic - Mmmmmm....

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For sheer yumminess - as well as dangerous-ness to those around you - this one has few peers.  Its basically a mix of garbanzo beans, salt/pepper, and garlic, and boy is it ever good.

Ingredients
1 lb cooked Garbanzo beans
1 garlic clove (raw or roasted)
1/4th tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp olive oil (or more, if you're feeling suitable evil)
1 tsp coarsely crushed black pepper

Mush the kosher salt and garlic in a mortar/pestle thoroughly till it forms a smooth paste (around 10 seconds). 
Add around four of the garbanzo beans to the mortar, and mush that in for around 10 more seconds.
Add the olive oil and pepper and mush it all together till you have what is basically a garbanzo salad dressing.
Drop this - somewhat unappetizing appearing - "dressing" into the rest of the garbanzo beans and mix it all together.
If necessary, add some more kosher salt.
Eat.
Enjoy.
Breathe. (Hopefully not on anybody that hasn't eaten this too)


Incidentally....
  • Garbanzo beans : If using canned beans, rinse them thoroughly or they'll taste of can
  • Garlic : If using raw garlic, remember that it'll get more 'potent' as the day goes on, so eat it right now, or, well, just be aware.  Alternately, the sun-dried kind to the left below works like a charm.  Just use a spoonful

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