Lemon chickpea paste for lunch

I didn't know that hummus is made of chickpeas (garbanzo) until recently. Hummus tastes good, albeit a bit too oily to be eaten as a meal. So I tried making a very thick chickpea paste without much fat, that can be eaten as a side dish like rice or a roll.


Recipe: Lemon chickpea paste (for 1)


Ingredients:
- 1 cup chickpeas, cooked until very soft
- 1/4 cup water from cooking chickpeas
- 2 tablespoon (TB) lemon juice
- 3 TB parsley flakes
- 4 teaspoon (tp) dijon mustard
- 1 TB dried lemon peel and dill weed mix
- 1/4 tp bacon bits (optional)


Procedure:
Mix cooked chickpeas with water and blend with a blender or ground with a mortar and pestle until it becomes a smooth paste. Add all other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Serve chilled. Top with bacon bits when served.

I think, because of the taste of lemon, this chickpea paste goes well with breaded dishes.