Recipe: French Onion White Bean Dip

This bean dip is salty with a strong onion flavor -- just like commercial French Onion dips. 

If you're looking for a simple Super Bowl snack to make ahead of time, this French Onion White Bean Dip does the trick. You can make it as creamy as you like by adding more water during the blending process, but I find that keeping it chunky is just as delicious. 

While the miso adds an additional salty component, it also adds umami. If you leave out the miso, the dip is soy-free.

You could always leave out the beans and just incorporate the onions and seasoning into vegan sour cream, but this recipe allows for you to get some fiber and nutrients into your diet via the small white beans.

French Onion White Bean Dip

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup minced dried onion (the kind you find in the spice aisle) and 1/2 cup of water to re-hydrate it.

• 1 tsp oil 

• 15-oz. can of small white beans 

• 1 tsp garlic powder 

• 1 tsp salt 

• 1 tsp white miso paste 

• 1 tsp organic sugar or other sweetener 

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or vinegar 

• 1 cup water 

Directions:

Re-hydrate the onion in 1/2 cup of water. After 15 minutes, drain excess liquid if any. I just tilted the bowl slightly over the sink and pushed on the onions with the back of a spoon to remove the excess water. 

Heat the oil in a skillet and cook onions until lightly browned (10-15 minutes). While onions cook, add all other ingredients to a food processor. When onions are done, reserve 1/4 cup of the onions and add the rest to the food processor. Blend until smooth and add extra water 1 tablespoon at a time if too thick. Once smooth, taste and see if you want more salt or lemon juice. Add the remaining onion except for 1 tablespoon that you will sprinkle over the top before serving. Blend the mixture for 30 seconds and refrigerate until cold.