White Bean Puree

February is Bean Month!

The BF, his brother and I all went to a restaurant in Portland called Aquariva. It's a great (albeit pricey) Italian restaurant down on the waterfront. With their basket of bread they served a white paste which was delightful. I asked what it was and was given a vague answer of white beans and olive oil.

Beans have always scared me and I've never really given them a chance. However, they've recently been creeping in to meals. I thought maybe there's something to this magical/musical fruit. However, I'll not only try those types of beans, but green beans as well to make this more definitively a vegetable. 

To start on February 1st I made my own version of a White Bean Puree. 

I started with the following ingredients:

White Beans, Olive Oil, Garlic, Grated Parmesan, Salt and Pepper

I basically just started throwing stuff in the food processor and seeing how it tasted. 

The above is what came out. This is roughly what I threw in:

One can of white beans 

3 tbs of olive oil

2 tsp of minced garlic

3 tsp of parmesan cheese

dash of salt and pepper

It turned out great and the BF loved it too. Will probably make another batch to take to a Superbowl Party. We served it with a sliced baguette.

Happy Bean Pureeing!