Servings: 2-6 | Prep: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 398 ml can of garbanzo beans
• 2 tbsp tahini
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil – reserve 1 tsp for topping
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 tsp smoked paprika

Directions

1. Drain water from can of garbanzo beans and rinse with cold water.
2. Place garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic, lemon juice and salt into a food processor.
3. Mix until almost smooth but still a bit chunky.
4. Add most of the olive oil, retaining one tsp for drizzling later.
5. Mix for 15 seconds. Add ¼ cup of cold water and mix until smooth.
6. Pour into a serving dish, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle with paprika.
7. Serve with a platter made up of cold radishes, carrot and celery sticks, cucumber and bell pepper slices, broccoli and cauliflower florets and warm Pita bread.