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Cannellini Bean Dip with Kalamata Olives

The creamy white beans provide a nutritious canvas that blends well with the purplish black kalamatas. The beans are high in protein, which keeps the body in fighting shape during treatment.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

2 cups cooked cannellini beans (see page 110), or 1 15-ounce can, drained, rinsed, and mixed with a spritz of fresh lemon juice and a pinch of sea salt
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Pinch of cayenne
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Do a FASS check and add a pinch or two of salt if needed to balance out the lemon.

  2. storage

    Step 2

    Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 days.

  3. nutrition information

    Step 3

    (per serving)

    Step 4

    Calories: 195

    Step 5

    Total Fat: 8.5g (1.2g saturated, 6.1g monounsaturated)

    Step 6

    Carbohydrates: 22g

    Step 7

    Protein: 8g

    Step 8

    Fiber: 6g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 715mg

Excerpted from The Cancer Fighting Kitchen, copyright 2017 by Rebecca Katz and Met Edelson. Published with permission by Ten Speed Press.
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