White Bean Purée with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
White Bean Purée with Sun-Dried Tomatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegan recipe has 521 calories, 17g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have salt, parsley, lemon wedges, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Place beans in medium saucepan.
Add enough cold water to cover beans by 3 inches.
Drain beans well. Return to saucepan.
Add 4 cups water, onion, and rosemary sprigs. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beans are soft, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Discard rosemary sprigs.
Drain beans and onion; cool to room temperature.
Using on/off turns, puree drained beans and onion, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and chopped rosemary in processor until smooth, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl.
Add 3 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper. Puree until blended. With machine running, gradually add 1/2 cup boiling water. Thin with more water by tablespoonfuls if necessary. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Transfer white bean puree to wide shallow bowl; drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with parsley.
Garnish with lemon wedges.
Serve with toasted pita triangles.