After enjoying the edamame dip last week I was in the mood for more dip and I was thinking that this time I would try a white bean dip. White bean dips are generally pretty simple with very few ingredients and they form a great base or platform that you can build on by adding flavour. I had an extra red pepper in the fridge and I thought that a roasted red pepper white bean dip would be a great idea. Roasting red peppers concentrates their flavour and they become a really nice savoury kind of sweet that would go well in a bean dip. This bean dip was as easy to make as pureeing every thing in the food processor and it turned out great! It was so nice and creamy and full of the roasted red pepper flavour! It is sometimes hard to believe that something so simple, with so few ingredients can be so good! I enjoyed the roasted red pepper white bean dip with some whole pitas but you could also easily use it as a spread or a condiment. I bet it would go great in a sandwich.
White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
ingredients
- 1/2 19 ounce can white beans
- 1 roasted red pepper
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 lemon (zest and juice)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Puree everything in a food processor until smooth adding water (or more olive oil) to bring it to the consistency that you desire.
Morta Di Fame says
July 22, 2009 at 11:59 pmThat looks really tasty. Good combo.
Amanda says
July 23, 2009 at 12:59 amWhat a great idea Kevin! It's so colorful, and flavorful too I bet : )
egg to the apples says
July 23, 2009 at 1:39 amLooks good! My red pepper hummus is pretty close to this recipe.
Ivy says
July 23, 2009 at 4:56 amI love roasted red peppers and the dip sounds delicious.
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
July 23, 2009 at 5:08 amA great dip! A perfect combo!
Cheers,
Rosa
Cynthia says
July 23, 2009 at 6:45 amI see you've been getting your Indian groove on with some previous dishes 🙂
Love the idea of the tom yum tilapia!
Nina Timm says
July 23, 2009 at 7:20 amPass the crackers and the chips, this looks divine!!!! Maybe even vegetable crudites!!!
Aparna says
July 23, 2009 at 8:02 amIt's indeed colourful andhealthy, tasty and filling.
Truly, a good example of "less is more".
Anonymous says
July 23, 2009 at 8:09 amThis looks wonderful..I love the colour!
James says
July 23, 2009 at 10:22 amThis would make nice beans on toast!
Joanne says
July 23, 2009 at 12:49 pmThat is such a beautiful deep red, it makes me want to eat it.
Soma says
July 23, 2009 at 1:00 pmWow what a beautiful color. i have done a roasted red pepper dip before but with chickpeas. Roasted red pepper is something which i could use everywhere if i could.
Cookin' Canuck says
July 23, 2009 at 1:11 pmWhat a beautiful color! I'll bet this would also taste delicious smeared on a sandwich.
Cooking with Michele says
July 23, 2009 at 1:30 pmI love white bean dips and I love roasted red peppers, so this looks like a natural combo to try. I always buy a full box of peppers at the farmers' market in the fall and roast them all on the grill to freeze – cut them into flat pieces and discard the seeds and stem before roasting to make it easier and faster. They last all winter!
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Miakoda says
July 23, 2009 at 1:47 pmI simply cannot stop appreciating such healthy and tasty vegetarian recipes. The dip sounds perfect 🙂
Chef Jeena says
July 23, 2009 at 2:55 pmTotally love the red colour and I always love your tasty dips Kevin. 🙂
nita scot says
July 23, 2009 at 3:53 pmThe combo of white bean and roasted red pepper sounds so good. I love dip so I will definitely try this. Thanks Kevin
Tasty Eats At Home says
July 23, 2009 at 4:28 pmMmm….I would eat WAY WAY too much of this stuff!
Chris says
July 23, 2009 at 4:36 pmThis looks delicious, Kevin, and so simple!
~Chris
http://miniandmicro.blogspot.com/
We Are Not Martha says
July 23, 2009 at 5:09 pmMmm I love making white bean dip but the roasted red peppers must give it an awesome added kick!
Sues
The Duo Dishes says
July 23, 2009 at 5:54 pmAny roasted pepper dip is going to win us over. Adding the beans is nice for a creamy consistency.
Lisa says
July 23, 2009 at 6:46 pmThat does sound good. I like playing around with beans in dishes, and roasted red pepper is always so delicious.
Gina says
July 23, 2009 at 6:58 pmLove it! Looks delicious!!!!
Juliana says
July 23, 2009 at 7:20 pmThis dip looks delicious…actually I am going to try this weekend since we are having some people coming…yummie!
jillian says
July 23, 2009 at 8:03 pmI love the color of this. Perfect for entertaining!
Chef Fresco says
July 23, 2009 at 9:14 pmWe love white beans. We've recently been basing a lot of hummus recipes with them.
Kevin says
July 23, 2009 at 10:20 pmCooking with Michele: I also like to roast and freeze a ton of red peppers in the fall for use during winter.
Anonymous says
July 23, 2009 at 10:55 pmbeautiful looking dip…sounds so refreshing right now
Megan says
July 23, 2009 at 11:19 pmI love roasted red pepper dips… can't wait to try this one!
Pam says
July 24, 2009 at 11:31 amI make white bean dips all the time, but I've never added a roasted red pepper. That's perfect!
steven says
July 24, 2009 at 1:37 pmOK Kevin — Time and time again, you continue to produce all of these really simply constructed, yet truly fabulous recipes!! My sincerest praise and thanks to you.
Ciao Chow Linda says
July 26, 2009 at 3:02 pmsimple, delicious and beautiful.
Peter M says
July 30, 2009 at 8:51 pmI would scoop up this bowl of dip with pita in one sitting.
Erin says
August 12, 2009 at 4:36 amYUM YUM YUM! And I have all the ingredients!
Gina says
January 31, 2010 at 3:54 pmI make something similar with chick peas.
Anonymous says
April 9, 2013 at 7:42 pmJust made a batch of beet hummus(pretty pink color),now gonna roast some peppers so I can make this dip tomorrow.Thanks