White Bean Hummus

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2  garlic cloves
• 1  teaspoon  chopped fresh rosemary
• 2  (15.5-ounce) cans great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 3  tablespoons  lemon juice
• 3  tablespoons  tahini
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1/4  cup  olive oil
• Garnish: paprika

Preparation

Pulse garlic and rosemary in a food processor 3 or 4 times or until minced.

Add beans and next 4 ingredients; process until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.

Pour olive oil gradually through food chute with processor running; process until mixture is smooth. Cover and chill 1 hour. Garnish, if desired. Serve with crackers, sliced cucumber, pimiento-stuffed olives, and pitted kalamata olives.