Beetroot hummus

Ingredients

• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 small clove garlic crushed (optional)
• 85g (3oz) canned chickpeas in water (drained weight) rinsed and drained
• 1 small cooked (peeled) fresh beetroot (about 55g/2oz) chopped
• 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin or to taste
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander or to taste
• 4–5 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Toasted wholemeal pitta bread or a selection of prepared fresh vegetables (such as pepper carrot and cucumber sticks baby sweetcorn cherry tomatoes etc) to serve