Food Network: Chickpea Spread with Sesame Seed Paste: Hummus bi Tahina

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Chickpea Spread with Sesame Seed Paste: Hummus bi Tahina
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse

Ingredients
2 cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons tahini paste
1 tablespoon garlic
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more, for drizzling
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup kalamata olives, pitted
Fresh pita bread

Directions
In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine the chickpeas,
lemon juice, tahini paste, and garlic. Process until smooth. With the machine running, add 1/4 cup
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.