Hummus Bi Tahina

By Ellan

Chickpea spread with sesame seed pasta

Ingredients

• 2 cups canned chickpeas
• juice of one lemon
• 2 tab. of tahini paste
• 1 tab. garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• salt
• freshly grounded black pepper
• drizzle of olive oil
• 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted
• Fresh pita bread

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, combine chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini paste and garlic. Process until smooth. With the machine running, add the olive oil, a little at a time. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the hummus in the center of a large platter. Drizzle the hummus with olive oil . Arrange the black olives and fresh pita bread around the hummus.