white bean dip with pine nuts

ingredients

• servings: 1
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 cup cooked great northern beans
• 2 cloves garlic, cut in half
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 roma (plum) tomato, roughly chopped
• sea salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

recipe

preparation time: 10 mins ready time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• place the pine nuts, basil, and oregano into a food processor. cover, and pulse 2 or 3 times to finely grind the nuts. add beans and garlic; process until smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. pour in the lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper, and pulse 2 to 3 times until mixture is smooth and spreadable. with the food processor running, drizzle the oil into the dip. if mixture becomes too thick, add a tablespoon of water at a time until the dip is the right consistency.
• refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight to blend the flavors before serving.