Tepary bean and roasted pepper dip
Salads & dips
Cooked tepary beans blended with roasted red pepper, garlic and lemon into a contemporary dip.
About 15 minutes, using cooked beans and roasted pepper (editorial estimate) · About 450 g (editorial estimate)
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Gather
- 300 g fully cooked tepary beans, drained
- 150 g jarred roasted red pepper, drained
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
- 2–4 tablespoons water, as needed
- Salt, to taste
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Make
- 01
Use fully cooked, tender tepary beans. Drain the beans and roasted red pepper thoroughly.
- 02
Put the beans, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic in a food processor. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the bowl.
- 03
Add water one tablespoon at a time until the dip is soft and spreadable. Taste and season with salt.
- 04
Spoon into a serving bowl. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until serving.
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Tepary bean Phaseolus acutifolius A.Gray →Garlic Allium sativum →Chile · Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum L. →Places in the pantry
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Cooked tepary beans blended with roasted red pepper, garlic and lemon into a contemporary dip.
Editorially checked for ingredient/method consistency. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Source-reported and editorially estimated times are labeled separately.
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Tepary bean
A bean with a place in contemporary community seedkeeping.
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An everyday bulb, a kitchen foundation, and the subject of one recorded family custom.
Chile · Capsicum annuum
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