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herb and garlic dip

Herb and Garlic Dip with roasted garlic and white beans

Elevate your sandwiches, enhance your tacos, and dip your chips, bread, and veggies until your heart is content.
This Herb and Garlic dip is made with roasted garlic, fresh herbs, white beans, tahini, spinach, and a fresh and flavor blend of citrus and seasoning. 
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 31 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course: Appetizer, dip

Ingredients
  

FOR ROASTED GARLIC
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS
  • 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed I used cannellini beans, but any white beans or chickpeas work
  • 1 clove of fresh garlic Optional! This makes the dip SUPER garlicky
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 1 cup fresh herbs I used basil, parsley, dill, chives, and mint
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • zest from half a lemon
  • 1/2 tbsp vinegar I used white vinegar
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ground black pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Oven
  • blender

Method
 

ROAST YOUR GARLIC
  1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF
  2. Cut the top off of your garlic
    cut off top of head of garlic
  3. Drizzle 1 tsp of olive oil into the opening
    drizzle olive oil in head of garlic
  4. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper
  5. Wrap in tinfoil and bake for 45 minutes at 350ºF
    head of garlic wrapped in tinfoil
BLEND IT ALL TOGETHER
  1. Once the garlic has finished roasting it's time for step 2
  2. Place the rest of the ingredients in a blender. Squeeze roasted garlic into blender as well.
    ingredients for herb and garlic dip in blender
  3. Blend on high for about a minute or until smooth
    herb and garlic dip
  4. Serve and enjoy!