Creamy White Bean Dip Recipe with Parmesan Cheese & Sage Recipe
For the second year running, I’m in a Fantasy Football league (called “Knead to Win”…snicker) with seven other food bloggers. My team, the Panfrying Pigskins (that’s what I said) is playing against other food-focused teams, such as Sugar High, Baker’s Dozen and Cookie Crushers. It keeps the whole thing pretty interesting.
This healthy dip takes less than five minutes to make. Truly. Simply throw the cannellini beans (white kidney beans), lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, sage and chives in a food processor or blender and puree away. Done.
Serve it up with your favorite raw veggies, crackers or pieces of whole wheat pita. It also works well as a spread on a whole wheat tortilla, stacked with fresh vegetables. I love having these kinds of dips available for afternoon snacking during the week. It keeps me away from the junk!
Of course, if football isn’t your thing, just curl up with a good book and bowl of this dip. That makes for a pretty great Sunday afternoon, too.
(Congratulations to all of my fellow red-faced runners. This past weekend, many of you met the 5k challenge. Go check out all of the happy, healthy red-faced photos!)
The recipe:
In the bowl of a food processor, combine cannellini beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Puree until smooth. Taste and add more cayenne pepper, if desired.
Add sage and pulse to combine. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl.
Serve with pita bread wedges, crackers or crudite.
Other bean dip recipes:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Spicy Black Bean Dip with Roasted Red & Chipotle Peppers
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Artichoke Hummus with Hazelnuts & Fresh Mint
- The Cozy Apron’s Creamy White Bean & Apple-Smoked Bacon Dip
- Sweet Road’s Black Bean & Sweet Potato Dip
- White Bean Dip Recipe with Parmesan Cheese & Sage
- From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
- Ingredients
- 1 can (15 oz.) cannellini beans, drained & rinsed (I prefer Bush's Beans)
- 1/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage leaves
- 1 tbsp minced chives
Instructions
In the bowl of a food processor, combine cannellini beans, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Puree until smooth. Taste and add more cayenne pepper, if desired.
Add sage and pulse to combine. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl.
Serve with pita bread wedges, crackers or crudite.
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