Tuscanbeandip Recipes

TUSCAN BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Lay bread on a baking sheet. Rub each slice with a clove of garlic and sprinkle with a pinch of salt; reserve garlic clove. Toast in oven until golden, about 8 minutes.
• Chop all garlic cloves. Cook garlic in the olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until it is golden, about 3 minutes. Pull skillet from heat; stir in rosemary and red pepper and cool slightly.
• Put beans, the 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and all but 1 teaspoon of the rosemary oil in a food processor and process until smooth. Scrape puree into a serving bowl and drizzle with reserved rosemary oil. Serve with toasted baguette and, if desired, raw vegetables.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN DIP (WW)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor; process until blended.
• Serve with fresh vegetables or baked pita chips.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine beans, garlic, lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, parsley, red pepper flakes, basil and mustard.
• Process mixture until creamy smooth.
• Sample mixture and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour mixture into serving bowl, garnish with a sprig of parsley and 1 tablespoon of olive oil on top.
• Serve with tortilla chips.

TUSCAN BEAN DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor with knife blade attached, process garlic, onion and parsley until finely chopped.
• Add beans, lemon juice, pepper and salt; pulse until almost smooth.
• Pour into serving bowl; stir in pimentos.
• Refrigerate if not serving immediately Serve with toasted bread slices or raw vegetables.