Tuscan Hummus

The Tuscan Hummus from Trader Joes is one of my favorite things ever! This is the closest I have come to it...enjoy!

Ingredients

Two 15 ounce cans of Canellini beans, drained and rinsed
4-6 cloves of garlic (depending on your taste), minced
1 cup of Tahini( ground sesame seeds)
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice ( save the skin for garnish!)
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin ( you can use more if you like, I just like the lemon and garlic flavors to come out more)
2 teaspoons of salt
1/2 cup of water
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Smoked Paprika
A handful of toasted pinenuts
2 Basil leaves, one cut and one whole

So combine the first six ingredients in a blender, until all is smooth. Add the water bit by bit for desired consistency. Put into a pretty bowl,drizzle olive oil over it and sprinkle with paprika and pinenuts. Add as much lemon zest as desired, and then sprinkle the dish with the cut basil leave. On one side of the bowl put a little cut end of the lemon over the whole basil leaf to garnish( I used a sprig of parsley as well). Voila!