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White Bean And Roasted Vegetable Spread

Courses: Dips and Spreads, Vegetarian

Recipe Ingredients

1   Red pepper - stemmed, seeded,
  And quartered lengthwise
1   Onion - sliced 1/2" thick (medium)
3   Garlic cloves - peeled
1   Cannellini beans - (15 oz) - drained, rinsed
  = (or Great Northern beans)
3 tablespoons 45mlFreshly-chopped parsley
2 tablespoons 30mlLemon juice
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlFreshly-ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and place the pepper and onion in rows on the foil. Broil the vegetables for 5 to 7 minutes or until slightly charred, and remove the cookie sheet from the oven.

Flip over the vegetables, add the cloves of garlic to the cookie sheet, return the cookie sheet to the oven, and broil an additional 5 to 7 minutes to slightly char the other side. Allow the vegetables to cool slightly and then gently remove the skin from the peppers.

In a food processor or blender, place the roasted vegetables, white beans, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and process until smooth. Add the parsley and process for an additional 30 seconds to thoroughly incorporate it.

Transfer the mixture to a glass bowl. Use as a spread on crackers, bread, or sandwiches, or serve with raw vegetables.

This recipe yields 2 cups.

Source:
The Vegan Chef at http://www.veganchef.com

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