White Bean Dip

This is mostly a hummus, but white beans are used instead. Serve on sandwiches, or with a vegetable crudite platter, and some nice bread. The hubby and I made ourselves a fine picnic with some garden cukes, market peppers, and some Weaver Street multi-grain bread.

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic, whole
2 cups white beans, cooked, drained and set aside. Reserve 1/4 c of the cooking liquid, the rest can be used as a broth. Alternatively use 1 16 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed, and set aside 1/4 cup water
3 T tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp salt
1/4 parsley, whole leaves
3 T or more olive oil

Directions:

1. In a large food processor with mixing blades in place, pulse garlic until finely minced.
   
2. Next add in white beans and 1/4 cup of reserved cooking liquid or water and pulse for 3 seconds.
3. Add in tahini and salt and continue to mix about 5-10 seconds.
   
4. Pour in olive oil through liquid spout until creamy.
5. Next add in lemon juice and parsley, continue mixing about 10 seconds. Adjust seasonings as necessary.