Roasted Garlic White Bean Spread
photo by LifeIsGood
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
3 cups
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 19 ounces white beans, rinsed and drained
- 6 ounces marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1 pinch rosemary (to taste)
- 1 medium head of garlic
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Italian salad dressing
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup low-fat sour cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 4000°F Cut about 1/4" from the top of the head of garlic so that the very top of each clove has been removed. Brush the entire head lightly with olive oil, wrap well in tin foil, and bake for 45 minutes or until the cloves are soft and the edges are brown and caramelized. Remove from oven, unwrap, and cool.This is very handy to do in the toaster oven. Use your fingers to squeeze the softened garlic out of each clove).
- In a heavy medium pan, heat two tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, shallot and rosemary, and sautee until the onion is well browned but not burnt; add drained artichokes and roasted garlic.
- In food processor, combine rinsed and drained beans, contents of the pan, and all other ingredients except sour cream.
- Add a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper. Puree until completely smooth. Add sour cream and puree until smooth; taste to adjust seasoning.
- Serve this spread with crackers.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!