JC Recipe 1 of 40: White Bean Dip

Recipe #1 of 40: Rosemary & Garlic White Bean Dip from the Joy of Cooking


A friend was in town and wanted to get together with some girlfriends for a night of snacks and wine. It was the perfect opportunity to make the first of my 40 recipes! I decided to make white bean dip from the Joy of Cooking. I had never really made a dip before, and haven't cooked much with beans - so this fit the purpose of this goal perfectly.

Here's how the process went:

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic
Rosemary
Shallot Pepper Seasoning
2 cans white beans
Olive Oil 


1. Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic. Then, saute garlic in 1/4 of olive oil over medium heat (about 5 minutes)

2. Reduce heat to Low. Add 1 tsp chopped rosemary, 1 tsp dried shallots & pepper (this is my variation from the original recipe)

3. Add 2 cans of white beans (the Joy of Cooking says that various white beans will work: navy beans, cannellini, or white) I used small white beans & navy beans.

4. Mash or puree the beans - and that's all there is too it! What an easy and delicious dip!

5. Enjoy!

This dip was good with the cherry tomatoes, corn chips, and bread. It would have been great with carrots or other veggies.

However,  I also sauteed some mushrooms. The best combo was adding the bean dip on a small slice of french bread with the sauteed mushrooms. Amazing!