White Bean Dip


June 26, 2016

This vegan white bean dip is really easy and delicious. Just blend, chill, and serve with crackers, veggie sticks, or slather on sandwiches and wraps.

This zesty white bean dip is really easy and delicious. Just blend, chill, and serve with crackers, veggie sticks, or slather it on sandwiches and wraps. This white bean dip is dairy-free, and loaded with fresh flavor.

One of my top tips when making dips is to sauté some diced yellow onion and minced garlic with a bit of olive oil in a pan for about 5 minutes, and then blend that cooked mixture into the dip. The cooked onion and garlic gives dips a delightful depth of flavor.

A mixture of nutritional yeast and lemon juice gives this white bean dip a subtle cheesy flavor. You could add more nutritional yeast for a really pronounced effect, but I think this white bean dip is more balanced and dimensional with just a hint of this ingredient, which gets overpowering in large quantities.

The paprika and cayenne adds another layer of flavor. Alternatively, you could throw in some fresh minced chiles or red pepper flakes. But, I like this blend.

Chill this dip in the fridge for a few hours to allow the flavors to fully mesh and for the dip to thicken slightly.

I love serving this white bean dip with cucumber slices, but it’s also really popular with corn chips or crackers, and delicious slathered on sandwiches and wraps.

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White Bean Dip

This easy vegan white bean dip is really easy and delicious. Just blend, chill, and serve with crackers, veggie sticks, or slather on sandwiches and wraps. 

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 1 1/2 cups (370g)
Author Tess Masters

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a small skillet over medium heat, sauté the olive oil and onion for about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent. Allow to cool slightly.
  2. Throw the broth, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, beans, cashews, salt, paprika, cayenne, and cooked onions into your KitchenAid® Pro Line® Series blender, and blast on high for 30 to 60 seconds, until smooth and creamy. Tweak the salt to taste. 
  3. Transfer to a bowl, and stir through the parsley and chives. 
  4. Serve with veggie sticks, crackers, tortilla chips, or slather on sandwiches or wraps. The dip will keep in the fridge in a sealed container for about 5 days. 

Recipe Notes

Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak