Turn on oven broiler and line a baking pan with aluminum foil.

Halve the bell pepper lengthwise, then remove the seeds and membrane.

Place the pepper halves (skin side up) on the baking pan, then flatten them by pressing down on the halves.

Broil the peppers for approximately 10 minutes, or until the pepper is blackened.

Remove the pepper from the heat. Immediately place the halves in a zip-lock bag and seal.

Allow the pepper to rest for 10 minutes in the sealed zip-lock, then remove the halves and easily peel off the pepper's skin.

Coarsely chop the pepper.

Place all the ingredients, except the oil, into a food processor. Pulse blend until smooth.

Slowly pour in the oil while pulse blending. Continue to pulse blend until the oil is fully combined into the hummus.

Add additional salt and pepper to taste.

Transfer the hummus to a bowl, then sprinkle it with a pinch of smoked paprika.