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White Bean, Roasted Garlic and Feta Dip
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Course:
Appetizer, Snacks, Others
Cuisine:
Vegetarian, gluten-free
Ingredients
- 2 15- ounce cannellini beans rinsed and drained, canned
- 8 ounces feta cheese good quality
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin; quantity includes 2 teaspoons
- 2 teaspoons lemon about 1 whole lemon, zest
- 1/4 cup lemon juice about 1-1/2 lemons
- 1 garlic head
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 3 tablespoons chives finely chopped plus more for garnish (optional)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
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For the roasted garlic:
- Peel away the outer layers of the garlic bulb skin, leaving the skins of the individual cloves intact.
- Cut off the very top of the head of garlic, exposing the top of the cloves. Place garlic in a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to cover it completely. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil over the top and sprinkle with a bit of salt and freshly cracked pepper. Scrunch up the foil to seal and cook in oven for 30-35 minutes (until the cloves feel soft and smell like heaven).
- Allow garlic to cool for before handling. Squeeze the whole head of garlic into a small bowl (or directly into the food processor) so the cloves separate from the skins. Discard skins. (Roasted Garlic can be made a day or so ahead).
For the dip:
- In a food processor, add the beans, roasted garlic, feta, yogurt, olive oil, lemon zest and juice. Puree until very smooth. Taste it for seasoning.
- The saltiness of different fetas vary greatly so you may not need to add any at all. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the chives.
- Top with chives, crumbled feta and drizzle of olive oil.