White Bean Dip is a creamy, vegan, high protein recipe! It's naturally gluten-free, easy to make, and full of flavor thanks to roasted garlic and fresh herbs. Use it as a snack, sandwich spread, appetizer, and more!
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I'm obsessed with butter beans. They're so creamy and delicious, plus a great source of vegetarian protein!
This butter bean dip recipe uses mostly pantry ingredients and a handful of fresh herbs. It's vegan, gluten-free, and so easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for the garlic to roast, but trust me when I say it will be totally worth it (not to mention your house will smell amazing!).
Ingredients
- Garlic
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Canned large butter beans
- Rosemary
- Parsley
- Lemon juice
- Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Cayenne pepper, optional
- Crushed red pepper flakes, optional
How to make white bean dip
- Cut the top off your garlic to expose the cloves. Drizzle with olive oil and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Bake until soft and brown.
- Add the roasted garlic to a food processor along with the beans, lemon juice, olive oil, rosemary, parsley, salt, and pepper. Puree until smooth.
- Serve drizzled with plenty of extra olive oil, herbs, cayenne pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes!
Top tips
Roasting garlic
Roasting garlic in the oven is one of my favorite things to do. It mellows the flavor, creating soft, savory cloves that are easier to eat than raw garlic. If you want more helpful tips and tricks on how to roast garlic, check out my roasted garlic recipe.
My favorite food processor
I've been really happy with my Cuisinart food processor (affiliate link). It's great for making hummus, energy balls, walnut burgers, and more.
How to store white bean dip
White bean dip can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or the freezer for up to 3 months.
Tips for customizing butter bean dip:
- Substitute another creamy white bean like cannellini or great northern for the butter beans
- Swap two cloves of fresh, minced garlic for the roasted garlic
- Top with crumbled feta cheese
- Use as a spread in the best veggie sandwich or instead of hummus in my hummus sandwich
- To use less oil, you could replace some of the oil with water
FAQ
Butter beans, also known as lima beans, are a legume that is usually white in color. They're broad and flat with a tender, creamy texture.
You can usually find them canned in both a large and baby size. I recommend using the large size for this recipe.
Butter beans are best here, but if you need to make a substitution try another creamy white bean such as cannellini beans or great northern beans.
Yes! You'll just need to cook the beans before proceeding with this recipe. For more information you can check out this post on how to cook dried butter beans.
Yes, this recipe is naturally gluten-free, just make sure to check your beans.
More butter bean recipes
- Mashed Butter Beans
- Butter Bean Soup
- Orecchiette with Spinach and Butter Beans
- Easy Canned Butter Beans
- White Bean Dip
- Greek Pizza
- Chipotle Veggie Quesadillas
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Recipe
White Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for the garlic and for serving
- 30 ounces canned large butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary, plus more for serving
- 1 tablespoon parsley, plus more for serving
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Cayenne pepper, optional
- Crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- Cut just enough off the top of the head of garlic to expose all of the cloves. Drizzle with just enough olive oil to coat the top of the cloves, then wrap the garlic tightly in aluminum foil. Bake 60 minutes or until the garlic is soft and brown.
- To a food processor, add roasted garlic, beans, olive oil, rosemary, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste and puree until smooth.
- Use as a spread for sandwiches and wraps, or spread in a bowl and top with extra olive oil, herbs, cayenne pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes to serve with carrot sticks, pita chips, or crostini.
Notes
Tips to customize your white bean dip:
- Substitute another creamy white bean like cannellini or great northern for the butter beans
- Swap two cloves of fresh, minced garlic for the roasted garlic
- Top with crumbled feta cheese
- Use this in place of the cheese in the best veggie sandwich
- To use less oil you could replace some of the oil with water
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