White bean dip
 

Note: To roast garlic, cut off the tops of several heads of garlic exposing the cloves. Spray the garlic generously with cooking spray. Wrap in aluminum foil also sprayed with cooking spray. Heat the oven to 350 F and roast about 30 minutes.

SERVES 8
Ingredients
1 can (15 ounces) white (cannellini) beans, rinsed and drained
8 garlic cloves, roasted
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions
In a blender or food processor, add the beans, roasted garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Blend until smooth. Serve on top of thin slices of toasted French bread or pita triangles. This is also excellent placed on top of red (sweet) bell peppers cut into squares.

Nutritional Analysis
(per serving)
Serving size: 2 tablespoons
Calories 109 Cholesterol 0 mg
Protein 5 g Sodium 105 mg
Carbohydrate 15 g Fiber 3 g
Total fat 4 g Potassium 314 mg
Saturated fat trace Calcium 53 mg
Monounsaturated fat 3 g

Protein and dairy 1
Fats 1

Pearl question about bean dip
 

read over the recipe ...why also a dairy???Am I missing something in the recipe????

Pearl question about bean dip
 

I read over the recipe ...why also a dairy???Am I missing something in the recipe????

Nance - I didn't see your question until today - it didn't come up as a new entry to my recipe... ??
Anyway, I'm not sure why the dairy unless it is because of the Olive Oil?!? This is not a LAWL recipe, it's one I had around here...