White Bean Spread With Garlic Rosemary Food

ROASTED GARLIC AND WHITE BEAN DIP WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Roast the garlic: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel off most of the garlic's outermost skin but leave the whole head intact. Trim about 1/4 inch off the top of the garlic to expose the cloves. Place the garlic on a large piece of aluminum foil, then drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over the exposed cloves and close the foil into a pouch. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until you can pierce the center of the head with a knife. Let cool slightly.
• Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into the bowl of a food processor. Add the white beans, 4 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary leaves, black pepper, cayenne (if using), hot water and salt. Purée until smooth, then taste for salt, pepper, rosemary and lemon juice. Adjust as necessary. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a small heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the remaining rosemary sprig - it should sizzle. Cook until brown and crisp, flipping once, about 1 minute per side, then transfer to the top of the dip as a garnish. Pour or spoon the remaining olive oil, now infused with rosemary, over the top of the dip. Sprinkle with cayenne for a little additional heat.

WHITE BEAN SPREAD WITH GARLIC & ROSEMARY

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.

WHITE BEANS WITH GARLIC, LEMON & PARMESAN

Steps:

• Spread the beans on a baking sheet. Rinse the beans well, put them in a large pot, cover by 3 to 4 inches of water, add the salt, onion, and rosemary, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the beans are very tender but not falling apart, 45 minutes to 1-1/2 hours, longer if necessary. Start checking early because beans cook at different rates; if the water level gets low, add more. When the beans are cooked, let them cool in their liquid for about 15 min. and then drain. Transfer them to a large bowl and keep them warm. (If using canned beans, rinse and drain them well.)
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan or skillet, combine the olive oil, garlic, and rosemary. Heat gently until the rosemary starts to sizzle lightly, remove the pan from the heat, and leave to steep for about 20 min. Discard the rosemary.
• Take the garlic cloves from the oil (reserve the oil) and put them in a food processor, along with the anchovies, grated cheese, salt, pepper, zest, and lemon juice. Process to a fairly smooth mixture. Taste for seasoning; the dressing should be highly seasoned.
• Toss the dressing with the warm beans, using a rubber spatula to gently fold so the beans get well coated but not smashed. Let the beans sit for a few minutes and then toss a few more times. It may seem like too much liquid at first, but the beans will gradually absorb it all. Fold in the reserved infused oil, the tomatoes, and the parsley. Taste for seasoning and serve.

WHITE BEANS WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a small pan, combine the rosemary sprigs, olive oil and garlic.
• Heat to a sizzle and turn off. (about 4 minutes).
• Let sit for at least one hour.
• Discard the rosemary.
• Process the oil, cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice.
• Combine the marinade with the beans and chopped parsley in a medium bowl.
• Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour or overnight.
• Bring to room temp before serving.
• Enjoy!

WHITE BEAN AND ROSEMARY & GARLIC SPREAD /DIP

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except garnish and optional ingredients in the food processor bowl fitted with the steel blade. Process until smooth, about 30 seconds, then divide into two or three or leave as is.Then adding tomatoes to one, olives to the other and one as is, season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until 20 minutes-overnight.
• To serve, place the bean spread in a bowl and garnish it with rosemary sprigs. Set the bowl on a platter and surround it with fresh crisp bread bread chunks and veggies.

WHITE BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Place both cans of beans, the olive oil, lemon juice, two garlic cloves, sage, rosemary, thyme, and cayenne in the bowl of a food processor or high powered blender. Pulse until mostly smooth.
• Taste the dip, and add salt and pepper to taste, then pulse a few more times to incorporate.
• Place the remaining garlic cloves sun dried tomatoes, and olives on a cutting board. Roughly chop until desired consistency is reached.
• Pour the dip into a large bowl, top with a drizzle of sun dried tomato oil along with the chopped sun dried tomato, garlic, and olive mixture. Serve immediately with your favorite toasted bread, pita, or vegetables.

ROASTED GARLIC AND ROSEMARY WHITE BEAN DIP

Steps:

• Break up a small head of garlic into individual cloves [with the outer skin intact] and place them on to a sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle with a little olive oil, then fold up the sides of the foil like a purse, and place onto to the middle rack of your preheated 400° oven and roast for 20-25 minutes. Remove and let cool until safe enough to peel off the outer skin of each clove.
• Drain and rinse 2 cans of cannellini beans.
• In the bowl of your food processor, fitted with the blade attachment, add the beans, roasted garlic, broth, olive oil and vinegar. Pulse a few times to combine.
• Add in the chopped fresh rosemary and blend until smooth. Taste-test and season with kosher salt and black pepper to your preference.
• Serve immediately or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Spoon the roasted garlic and rosemary white bean dip in a bowl, use a spoon to create dips and valleys before drizzling with a little olive oil.
• Garnish with extra whole roasted garlic cloves and rosemary sprigs if desired and serve with toasted naan bread or pita chips.