Hummus Pitas with Feta-Olive Salsa

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• 1 tablespoon tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 1 garlic clove peeled
• Dash crushed red pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 3/4 cup chopped seeded English cucumber
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled Feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
• 4 (6-inch) pita bread rounds halved

Preparation

Step 1

Drain chickpeas in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon liquid. Combine chickpeas, tahini, garlic, and red pepper in a food processor, and process until smooth, scraping sides of processor bowl once. Add lemon juice and reserved chickpea liquid, process until smooth. Spoon mixture into a bowl; set aside.

Combine tomato and next 6 ingredients (tomato through mint) in a bowl. Spoon 1/4 cup hummus mixture into each pita half; top with 1/4 cup Feta-olive salsa.

Serving Size: 2 stuffed pita halves