Butter Bean Hummus

Ingredients

• 200g/7oz canned butter beans
• 2 tbsp lemon juice or more
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• pinch salt
• 1 tbsp tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• Optional: add 2 sundried tomatoes in oil

Method

1. Drain the butterbeans and rinse.
2. Combine the butter beans, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, tahini, and water in a food processor, and blend to a creamy purée. I used a powerful ninja blender.
3. Add more lemon juice, garlic, cumin or salt to taste.
4. Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pitta bread, warmed in a moderate oven for three minutes, and cut into slices