White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip
Aug 27, 2011
A can of beans: cannellini, to be exact, is the main ingredient in this delicious dip. Its full of roasted garlic and is a must for dipping veggies, bread, or for spreading on crackers. Think hummus but lighter in flavor, more garlicky and without the richness that tahini provides.
Ingredients
- 1 can cannellini beans or other white beans rinsed and drained
- 3-4 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1 head roasted garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a small food processor or blender and mix until uniform. Serve with cut vegetables, bread, crackers, or as a spread.
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To roast a head of garlic, Peel off the outer skin. Not all of it—just enough to expose the individual cloves. Next, lop off the tips of the cloves. Grab a piece of tinfoil and some olive oil. Drizzle a little bit of oil over the top and give it a rub to coat the whole head.
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Wrap the head up in the foil and stick it in a 400-degree oven (root side down) for 30 minutes. It may take a few minutes longer depending on your oven—the cloves should be soft when pressed.
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If you want to roast a bunch of heads of garlic at once, you could stick them on a baking sheet or in a muffin tin and cover the whole thing with foil so you don’t have to wrap each one individually.