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Dietitian’s tip:
To roast garlic, cut off the tops of a few heads of garlic so that the cloves show. Spray the garlic well with cooking spray. Wrap in aluminum foil also sprayed with cooking spray. Heat the oven to 350 F and roast about 30 minutes.
Number of servings
Serves 8
- DASH diet
- Low-sodium
- Heart-healthy
- Weight management
- Low-fiber
- Plant-based
- Meatless
- Healthy-carb
- Diabetes meal plan
- Gluten-free
- Kidney diet
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 ounces) white, called cannellini, beans, rinsed and drained
- 8 garlic cloves, roasted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
In a blender or food processor, add the beans, roasted garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Blend until smooth. Serve on top of thin slices of toasted French bread or pita triangles. This also can be served on top of red bell peppers cut into squares.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories 95
- Total carbohydrate 12.5 g
- Total sugars 1 g
- Added sugars 0 g
- Dietary fiber 3 g
- Protein 4 g
- Total fat 4 g
- Saturated fat 0.5 g
- Trans fat 4 g
- Monounsaturated fat 2.5 g
- Polyunsaturated fat 0.5 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 95 mg
- Potassium 203 mg
- Calcium 33 mg
- Magnesium 28 mg
- Vitamin D 0 IU
- Iron 1 mg
