Red Pepper Hummus with Smoked Paprika

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp sugar or maple syrup
• 425g/14oz can chick peas, drained
• Half a 320g jar whole sweet red peppers, drained or just use raw peppers (as in our slideshow below)
• Hot pepper sauce, eg Tabasco
• ¼-½ tsp smoked paprika – available from large supermarkets, delis or health food shops
• Coarsely ground or cracked black pepper
• To serve Warm pitta bread, crostini or chunks of raw vegetables such as carrot, celery, green pepper