Wasabi Almond Bean Dip

I’ve never been really into football, but I do love going to football parties for the food and also bringing a great game day snack to share with everyone as well. As much as I love the deep fried wings and beer cheese dips, I also long for something lighter that won’t weigh me down as much.

My original idea was to make a wasabi almond hummus, but after searching my kitchen high and low, I found I ran out of chickpeas and all that was left were lima beans, also known as butter beans. At first I was really disappointed that my idea was ruined, but then I realized I could still make a nice bean dip with the butter beans and so I went forward to make this wasabi almond bean dip. The lima beans keep the dip healthy and adds a delicious butterines to the dip – minus the butter.

It’s super creamy and has a really amazing kick of flavor from the wasabi almonds. What I love about the Blue Diamond wasabi almonds is that it has a big, bold flavor without that sinus-clearning spiciness you get from wasabi. I did want a bit more of a kick to enhance that flavor, so I did add a bit of wasabi to the dip, but it is still really amazing without it.

Wasabi Almond Bean Dip

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 15oz can butter beans, drained
• 1 6oz can wasabi almonds
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon wasabi (optional)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon water (or more as needed)

Instructions

1. Process the beans and all but two tablespoons of the almonds together in a food processor until it becomes a thick paste.
2. Add in the lemon, garlic, oil, wasabi, salt and pepper and blend until smooth.
3. While the food processor is running, drizzle in the water, adding more as needed until it reaches your desired consistency. Top with the remaining almonds.

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