Bean Pate

Submitted by love4culinary

"This is a wonderful vegetarian recipe that is wonderful served with warm pita bread or Toast. Cook time is only time to chill; there is no cooking in this recipe."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 8

ingredients

• 14 ounces canned mixed beans, drained
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 12 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 scallions, chopped
• salt and pepper
• shredded scallion (to garnish)

directions

1. First rinse your beans THOROUGHLY with cold water and drain well.
2. Place beans in a bowl and mash with potato masher.
3. Add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, scallions, and mix well until pretty smooth.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Put in a serving bowl and chill for no less than 30 minutes.
6. Garnish and serve.

Reviews

[Kozmic Blues]

I really liked the flavor of this. I guess I ended up making a triple batch because we don't have single cans of mixed beans where I live. I used garbanzo beans, cannellini beans, and small red beans. What a great accent of color the red beans gave to the entire mix. That coupled with the fresh scalion and cilantro really gave it all a terrific flavor. I only had one lemon on hand, so I used some lemon and lime zest to make up that extra citrus flavor since I used more beans than originally called for. I ate mine with low fat triscuts, but truthfully, it was great all by itself too!

 

[peppermintkitty]

this is good! I used a mixed can of beans and the only thing I did different is I used a small can of mild jalepeno diced peppers and added 2 cloves minced garlic. this gave it a mexican flare and I served it as a side with burritos. We scooped it up with nacho chips,,,mmmmmm very good

 

[Sueie]

This was really tasty and versatile and has the consistency of hummus. I used a can of five bean mix.

 

[samanthaflo]

this recipe is really lovely. i modified this slightly because i didnt have any scallions but added 1 dessetspoon (10mls) of tahini paste which thickened the mixture but added its own lovely sesame taste. I am just soaking some dried beans so i can make another batch tomorrow