Red Kidney Bean Dip

Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson, from her television show Nigella Feasts.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons olive oil (not extra-virgin)
• 1  large onion, finely diced
• 3  fat garlic cloves (minced or grated)
• 1 3⁄4 cups kidney beans, reserving the liquid in the can
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1  lime, juice and zest of

Directions

1. Heat the oil and cook the onion and garlic until soft and golden.
2. Add the kidney beans and their liquid and stir in the tomato paste and spices and cook for a few minutes.
3. Add the lime juice to the kidney bean mixture.
4. Take the pan off the heat and when it has cooled a little, process the mixture until it is a bumpy puree.
5. When it is cool, arrange in small bowls and sprinkle over the reserved lime zest.