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Bean Dip with Roast Veggies & Garlic Sourdough Toast | DonalSkehan.com
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Bean Dip with Roast Veggies & Garlic Sourdough Toast

August 28

This recipe is ideal for using up any vegetables which require a breath of life. Roasting a combination of cherry tomatoes, fennel, courgette into a sweet caramelised mix makes them a worth topping for a simple blitz of tinned white beans spiked with roast garlic. Feed it with the very best extra virgin olive oil and char sourdough bread for dipping. 

 

  • serves Serves 2
  • time 40mins

Method

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
  2. 2. Add the fennel, red onion, courgette & cherry tomatoes to a deep baking tray, drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt & pepper then place into the oven for 25 minutes until softened and slightly charred. Wrap the garlic bulb in tin foil and place onto a separate baking tray and add to the oven at the same time. Once roasted, remove both trays from the oven.
  3. 3. When the garlic has cooled slightly, squeeze the garlic from its skin and add to a bowl with a tablespoon of olive oil, mashing together with a fork to create a puree.
  4. 4. Using a sieve, drain off the liquid from the beans and add to a blender with half of the roasted garlic puree and the remaining olive oil as needed to loosen and create a dipping consistency. Whizz until smooth then season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  5. 5. Heat a griddle pan over a high heat and toast the sourdough slices with some olive oil until golden and charred. Mix the remaining roasted garlic puree with some salt and pepper and when the bread is toasted, spread with the puree.
  6. 6. To serve, divide the blitzed bean dip between two bowls and top with the roasted veggies and a sprinkle of dill. Serve the toasted sourdough on the side for scooping.

Ingredients

350g cannellini beans

Small handful dill, finely chopped, to serve

 

For the roasted veg:

2 baby fennel, cut into chunky rounds

1 red onion, sliced into wedges

1 courgette, cut into rounds

500g cherry tomatoes, on the vine

5 tbsp olive oil

1 bulb garlic

Juice of half a lemon

 

For the sourdough toasts:

2 slices sourdough

Olive oil, to drizzle

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 

 

12oz cannellini beans

Small handful dill, finely chopped, to serve

 

For the roasted veg:

2 baby fennel, cut into chunky rounds

1 red onion, sliced into wedges

1 courgette, cut into rounds

17.5oz  cherry tomatoes, on the vine

5 tbsp olive oil

1 bulb garlic

Juice of half a lemon

 

For the sourdough toasts:

2 slices sourdough

Olive oil, to drizzle

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper