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Sunday, November 29, 2009

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User post: Lemony Spinach Bean Dip

Many years ago my family and I used to go to this great Italian restaurant in Pittsburgh. For the life of me I cannot remember the name, but I do recall this great bean dip that they served at the beginning of every meal with the bread. It is so easy to make. This is my version, I added tomato and cheese. Here is all you'll need to make this tasty dip...

- 1 bag of 16 oz frozen spinach, thawed squeezed dy with cheesecloth
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- The juice of 1 lemon
- 1 can of Canellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup of grated Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
- 1 tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Place everything in a bowl and mix well until the bean and spinach are smooth. You can process this in the food processor if you'd like, but the color will be bright green and you will lose the chunkiness of the beans and the tomato. My recommendation is to mix well and then set in the refrigerator for about an hour, covered, to let the flavors meld. Serve with bread and crackers.

Michael Volpatt is a self proclaimed foodie and part-time food writer.  You can read more of his musings on food and all things epicurean at www.recipephile.org.

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  • mommaofsun's Avatar
    Posted by mommaofsun Mon Feb 9, 2009 11:02am PST

    Another awesome recipe to try. You are making me really hungry and I am supposed to be fasting right now. Anyhoo, thans for posting!!

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  • Sara Jean's Avatar
    Posted by Sara Jean Mon Feb 9, 2009 1:42pm PST

    Sounds good to me. I will give it a try.

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  • recipephile's Avatar
    Posted by recipephile Mon Feb 9, 2009 2:35pm PST

    There will be more to come. Thanks for the feedback! Let me know how they turn out.

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  • Patricia's Avatar
    Posted by Patricia Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:18pm PST

    can't wit to try it

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  • jaimae's Avatar
    Posted by jaimae Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:53am PST

    I followed the recipe and used different kind of cheese cause I could not find the cheese mentioned above. I also used kidney beans cause I am sure Canellini beans are not available here (South Korea)I do not even have any idea what Canellini beans are. Anyway, the dip is very tasty. Thanks a lot for posting the recipe.

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