Healthy Snack Recipes
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APPETIZER/SNACK
White Bean Dip with Pita Chips
6 appetizer servings
For the pita chips
Ingredients
4 whole wheat pitas
¼ cup olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon each salt and pepper
For the dip
Ingredients
1 (15 oz.) can cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup parsley leaves
Juice from 1 lemon (about ¼ cup)
2 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon each salt and pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
Directions
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut each pita bread into 16 wedges (cut in half and then keep cutting sections in half until you have 16 pieces).
3. Mix remaining ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add pita wedges and stir to coat with oil mixture.
4. Scatter wedges on a baking sheet and bake about 4 minutes or until the bottoms start to brown. Turn wedges over and cook another 4 minutes until they are crisp and golden. Cool and store in a plastic bag at room temperature or use immediately.
5. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the beans, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Pulse on and off until mixture is coarsely chopped.
6. With the machine running, drizzle in the olive oil until the mixture is creamy. Season with more salt and pepper, to taste.
7. Serve with the pita toasts.
(NOTE: if you use the puffy pita bread that has both sugar and preservatives in it, it will be much thicker than the all natural, whole wheat types. Cooking time will DOUBLE to about 8 minutes per side).
NOTE: The bean puree can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for 2 days.
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