White Bean Dip W/ Garlic, Lemon & Basil

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White Bean Dip W/ Garlic, Lemon & Basil
Thu, 06-26-2008 - 2:47pm
White Bean Dip With Garlic, Lemon, and Basil



Serving: Serves: 4
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes plus 1 hour chilling time




4 cups white beans, soaked and cooked if dried, or straight from can
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil or parsley leaves
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, crushed through a press




Drain beans. Combine beans, basil, lemon juice, oil, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth, adding water tablespoon by tablespoon, as necessary. Add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crisp vegetable sticks or French bread toasts.

Each 3-tablespoon serving: About 45 calories, 2 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g total fat (.2 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 17 mg sodium.




Based on individual serving.




Calories: 200
Total Fat: 1.0 g
Saturated Fat: 2.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

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