Mediterranean Bean Spread With Fresh Herbs

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained (cannellini)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon basil, fresh,snipped into medium size pieces
• 1 tablespoon thyme, fresh
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place beans, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil in food processor or mini-chopper; process until smooth.
• 2 add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until well mixed and the herbs are chopped as coarsely or finely as you like (i like them almost liquified).
• 3 refrigerate for at least a few hours so the flavors blend (overnight is even better).