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White Bean Dip

White Bean Dip

Name: White Bean Dip
Prep time: 49 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Fennel bulb 2; Garlic 6 cloves; Garlic 2 cloves; Olive oil 1 cup; Fennel seeds 1 tsp; Rosemary 1 sprig; Chili flakes 1 pinch; White beans 2 (14-oz) cans; Lemon ½; Heavy cream ⅓ cup; Parmesan cheese ½ cup; Baguette 1

with roasted fennel and Parmesan

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1h 14m
Serves 8
Easy
400 ºF
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Ingredients

	2 Fennel bulb trimmed, quartered, keep fronds for garnish
	6 cloves Garlic whole in their skins
	2 cloves Garlic peeled and crushed
	1 cup Olive oil extra-virgin, plus extra to drizzle
	1 tsp Fennel seeds
	1 sprig Rosemary leaves, chopped
	1 pinch Chili flakes
	2 (14-oz) cans White beans drained and rinsed
	½ Lemon juiced
	⅓ cup Heavy cream
	½ cup Parmesan cheese or vegetarian alternative, grated
	1 Baguette mini

Nutritional information

251

Calories

19.3g

Fat

9.3g

Carbohydrates

7.3g

Protein

5.6g

Fiber

67mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

2 Fennel bulb
trimmed, quartered, keep fronds for garnish
6 cloves Garlic
whole in their skins
2 cloves Garlic
peeled and crushed
1 cup Olive oil
extra-virgin, plus extra to drizzle
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 sprig Rosemary
leaves, chopped
1 pinch Chili flakes
2 (14-oz) cans White beans
drained and rinsed
½ Lemon
juiced
⅓ cup Heavy cream
½ cup Parmesan cheese
or vegetarian alternative, grated
1 Baguette
mini

White Bean Dip

This warm fennel and White Bean Dip recipe is absolutely delicious! It’s simple yet full of flavor and comfort. Roasted fennel with garlic and white beans coated with rosemary-garlic infused oil are blended together until creamy and smooth. Then topped with Parmesan and baked until the cheese is melted and perfect. Scoop it up with homemade crostini (recipe included), carrot sticks, and cucumber spears. It’s delicious.

In this recipe, I put cannellini beans to the test. And I was rewarded with a scrumptious result. If you don’t have these beans on hand, go for your favorite beans. Any of these will work nicely: butter beans, navy beans, cannellini beans, or Great Northern beans. You can prep this bean dip in advance and then just bake it up before serving. Enjoy!

To make the White Bean Dip, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make White Bean Dip

1	Heat oven
Preheat the oven to 350 ºF.
2	Roast fennel and garlic	30
Place 2 quartered fennel bulbs and 6 whole garlic cloves on a roasting pan. Drizzle with a little olive oil, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and a grind of black pepper, then toss until well combined. Roast in the oven for about 30 minutes, turning halfway through, until soft and golden-brown in spots and the edges are caramelized. Remove and set aside.
3	Increase oven temperature
Once fennel and garlic are roasted, increase the oven temperature to 400 ºF.
4	Heat oil	4
In a saucepan over medium heat, heat 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Add in 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, chopped rosemary leaves, a pinch chili flakes, and 2 crushed garlic cloves.
5	Add beans	2
Quickly stir in the beans. Add 1 teaspoon salt and stir until the beans are well coated. Remove from heat.
6	Combine ingredients	1
To a blender, add the white bean mixture and squeeze in the roasted garlic cloves from their skins. Add the roasted fennel and a squeeze of lemon juice.
7	Blend	2
Blend until smooth.
8	Add heavy cream	1
Add ⅓ cup heavy cream and blend again until well combined.
9	Prepare dip for baking	1
Spoon the blended bean mixture into an ovenproof dish and top with ½ cup grated Parmesan.
10	Bake	25
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bubbling at the edges and the cheese is melted and golden-brown. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
11	How to make crostini	8
Slice 1 mini baguette into ¼-inch thick rounds and arrange on a roasting pan. Lightly brush both sides of each slice with olive oil. Bake in the preheated to 400 ºF oven on the middle rack for 6 to 8 minutes.
12	Serve
Serve the white bean dip warm or at room temperature. Garnish with the reserved fennel fronds and serve with crostini.

This White Bean Dip is so flavorful, creamy, and delicious. Served with crostini, carrot sticks, and cucumber spears, it’s a healthy snack or appetizer. Give this recipe a try soon, and please leave a note below.

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.