White Bean Dip With Roasted Green Chile Recipes

WHITE BEAN AND ROASTED GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Slice off the very top of the garlic head. Drizzle the head with olive oil and wrap in foil. Place on a sheet tray and bake until tender and fragrant, roughly 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Remove the cloves and mash with a wooden spoon.
• Add the olive oil, basil, mint, beans, lemon juice, and some salt and pepper to a food processor and pulse until smooth. For a smooth texture, leave the machine running for a moment. Serve with the vegetables and baked tortilla chips.

WHITE BEAN DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the cannellini beans, cilantro, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Process until smooth, or to your desired consistency. Taste, and season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED GARLIC AND WHITE BEAN DIP WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Roast the garlic: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel off most of the garlic's outermost skin but leave the whole head intact. Trim about 1/4 inch off the top of the garlic to expose the cloves. Place the garlic on a large piece of aluminum foil, then drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over the exposed cloves and close the foil into a pouch. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until you can pierce the center of the head with a knife. Let cool slightly.
• Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into the bowl of a food processor. Add the white beans, 4 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary leaves, black pepper, cayenne (if using), hot water and salt. Purée until smooth, then taste for salt, pepper, rosemary and lemon juice. Adjust as necessary. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the remaining rosemary sprig - it should sizzle. Cook until brown and crisp, flipping once, about 1 minute per side, then transfer to the top of the dip as a garnish. Pour or spoon the remaining olive oil, now infused with rosemary, over the top of the dip. Sprinkle with cayenne for a little additional heat.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN AND GREEN CHILE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until bubbling and frothy. Whisk in flour until it forms a smooth, golden paste, about 45 seconds. Pour in milk slowly, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir white beans into the saucepan. Add green chile peppers, onion powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN DIP WITH CHARRED PEPPERS

Steps:

• To make the bean dip: Combine the beans, lemon rind, garlic cloves, chiles and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a 3- to 4-quart pot and add enough water to cover the beans by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the beans are very tender. Discard the lemon rind and chile pepper and drain.
• Combine the beans, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor. Season with a couple pinches of kosher salt and black pepper. Puree until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. While the motor is running, drizzle in the olive oil. Adjust the seasoning with kosher salt and black pepper, as needed. Reserve in the refrigerator.
• To serve, schmear some white bean dip on a plate. Pile on the Charred Baby Bell Peppers, squeeze on some of the charred lemon and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Season with black pepper and garnish with a sprinkle of flakey salt.
• Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Add the olive oil and swirl it around to coat. When the oil is hot and shimmery, add the peppers and cook, tossing occasionally, for 3 to 4 minutes. Place the lemon cut-side down in the skillet and char simultaneously until deeply browned.

WHITE BEAN DIP WITH ROASTED GREEN CHILE

Steps:

• If using dried beans, combine the soaked beans and 6 garlic cloves in a large sauce pan and add cold water to cover by 1 inch. (If usung canned beans, skip to step 2) Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until soft, about1 to 1 1/2 hours, adding boiling water as needed to keep beans covered. Drain.
• In a food processor (or blender) combine the beans, garlic and chiles and process until coursely mashed, with the motor still running add the olive oil, process until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a bowl, garnish with fresh cilantro and serve at room temperature.
• You can make this a day ahead, but be sure to bring it to room temperatuter and wait to garnish it with cilantro until ready to serve.
• Note - To roast the chiles you can either use a grill or under the broiler, under very high heat, either case you want to place them about 4 inches away from the high heat and blacken the skin (since poblano chiles are un-even, you don't have to wait until ALL the skin is totally black, just use your best judgement and do not burn the chile meat), don't burn the chiles, just blacken the skin, turning when necessary then place them in a plastic bag and let them sit for about 10 minutes, after that, the skins should just slide off, discard the skin.
• Hint - When I use a broiler instead of the grill to roast the chiles, I add a dash of liquid smoke to the mix, like 1/4 of a teaspoon.
• Time does not include cooking of the beans.