White Bean Almond Spread Recipes

Steps:

• Combine beans, yogurt, Italian seasoning, and garlic in a blender and puree until smooth.
• Add remaining ingredients and pulse until combined. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to allow flavors to meld.
• Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Serve at room temperature with toasted baguette or water crackers.

Steps:

• Place olive oil, garlic and rosemary in a 10-inch skillet. Heat pan until ingredients start to sizzle. Add beans and their liquid to the pan. As beans cook, mash them with a wooden spoon or potato masher. Cook until mixture is a loose spread consistency (it will thicken as it cools). Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place heads of garlic, cut side facing up, in a small baking dish. Drizzle with 1 TBSP of the olive oil. Cover with foil and bake 1 hour or until tender. Uncover and set aside to cool.
• Squeeze garlic cloves into food processor. Add remaining oil from baking dish, plus 4 TBSP oil, beans, lemon juice, salt, lemon zest, and rosemary. Blend until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and season with freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Should be served at room temperature.
• *NOTE: Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Rinse and drain beans. To a food processor with motor running add desired amount of garlic and blend until minced. Add beans and remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Transfer spread to a serving bowl. Spread may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring spread to room temperature before serving.
• Just before serving, garnish spread with parsley and/or paprika. Serve spread with crackers or baguette slices.

Steps:

• If using canned beans, rinse well in warm water and drain. Transfer to a small bowl and mash well.
• Add almond butter (a little more makes it richer, but you can keep it lower-fat if you like), liquid sweetener and cinnamon to taste. Mix well. Ready to assemble your sandwich!
• What I love about this is that it makes a protein-filled, thick and creamy sandwich without nearly as much fat as a regular sandwich with just nut butter. Hope you enjoy!