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    Home » By Category » Appetizers & Snacks » Baked & Grilled

    Published: Feb 9, 2011 · Modified: Dec 26, 2019 by Usha Rao

    Mini Marathon & White Bean Dip With Pita Chips

    I am on a blogging marathon again, starting today.  This is a mini marathon, a week long marathon, Feb 9th - Feb 15th, with a theme. My theme is starters and enjoy a virtual cocktail party, minus the cocktails, here at MySpicyKitchen. I am starting the first round of starters with some pita chips and white bean dip.

    I bookmarked this recipes years ago when I first saw it on food network and finally made it this Sunday. I substituted parsley with cilantro, oregano with rosemary and added some green chilies to spice it up. This goes to Sandhya's My Legume Love Affair #32, started by Susan of  The Well Seasoned Cooked.

    White bean dip with pita chips

    Source: Giada De Laurentiis
    Total Time:18 - 22 minutes
    Preparation Time: 10 minutes
    Baking Time: 8 - 12 minutes
    Serves: 6

    Ingredients:
    For the dip -

    • 1 (15 oz) can Cannellini Beans
    • 2 Cloves Garlic
    • 2 tablespoon fresh Lemon Juice
    • ⅓ cup Olive Oil
    • 2 - 3 Green Chilies
    • ¼ cup fresh Italian Parsley Leaves Cilantro Leaves loosely packed
    • Salt
    • Black Pepper Powder

    For the chips -

    • 6 Pitas
    • 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano Rosemary
    • 4 tablespoon Oil
    • Salt
    • Pepper Powder

    White bean dip

    Preparation:

    • Preheat the oven to 400 F.  Line  a large baking tray with aluminum foil.  I used one large and one medium sized cookie sheets.
    • Drain and wash the beans.
    • Grind together beans, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, cilantro, green chilies, salt and pepper powder in a food processor to a fine paste. Transfer to serving bowl.
    • Cut each pita bread into 8 - 12 wedges. Arrange them on large baking tray.
    • Mix together oil, salt, pepper powder and rosemary. Pour this over the pita bread and toss it so that all the wedges are coated well.
    • Bake in a preheated oven for 8 - 12 minutes until the pita is toasted and golden in color. I baked for 12 minutes and the chips were very crispy.
    • Serve the chips with bean dip.

    Pita chip with bean dip

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    1. sukanya says

      March 10, 2011 at 9:27 pm

      loved the recipe for dips, happy to discover you
      subscribed

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    2. savitha says

      February 13, 2011 at 2:11 pm

      hi,
      I subscribed to ur site,
      unfortunately didnt get it well.
      sorry for the delay.
      thats a lovely dip for chips

      Reply
    3. bergamot says

      February 10, 2011 at 9:28 pm

      White bean dip is my favourite dip and with pita chips it is just an amazing combination.

      Reply
    4. Shanavi says

      February 10, 2011 at 2:42 pm

      Sure looks crisp..Good one

      Reply
    5. Gayathri says

      February 10, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      Chips and dips looks yummy ...

      Reply
    6. Priya says

      February 10, 2011 at 1:17 pm

      This is a marathon that is tougher than a regular one for me 🙂 Homemade pita chips are so much better than the store bought ones. Looking forward to your recipes.

      Reply
    7. rekha says

      February 10, 2011 at 10:42 am

      Love that crisp chips with that creamy dip nice recipe looks delicious...

      Reply
    8. Priya Srinivasan says

      February 10, 2011 at 7:43 am

      Very Simple and Easy to make!!! Looks very yummy!!!

      Reply
    9. Rujuta says

      February 10, 2011 at 2:20 am

      Lovely and so tempting..will def try
      The chips and dip is gr8 combo..
      Best Wishes
      Rujuta
      http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    10. PJ says

      February 10, 2011 at 1:27 am

      Nice theme and the chips and dip looks very inviting

      Reply
    11. Gayathri Kumar says

      February 10, 2011 at 12:47 am

      Chips look so delicious with the dip..

      Reply
    12. Radhika says

      February 10, 2011 at 12:31 am

      Chip and dip are favorite of my Kids.

      Reply
    13. notyet100 says

      February 09, 2011 at 9:53 pm

      slurp....looks so delicious,..

      Reply
    14. tasteofbeirut says

      February 09, 2011 at 8:38 pm

      Looks very good and healthy and simple to prepare!

      Reply
    15. sowmya says

      February 09, 2011 at 7:31 pm

      they do look so tempting..yumm

      Reply
    16. Srivalli says

      February 09, 2011 at 7:18 pm

      wow usha..those chips look so delightful!

      Reply
    17. Kankana says

      February 09, 2011 at 5:50 pm

      This is great .. will visit regularly 🙂

      Reply
    18. Suma Gandlur says

      February 09, 2011 at 5:23 pm

      A nice one to begin the marathon, especially with the starters. Looking forward for you next posts. 🙂

      Reply
    19. Mina Joshi says

      February 09, 2011 at 5:04 pm

      Wow what a great dish to have as a starter. I love this recipe.

      Reply
    20. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      February 09, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      Good one!

      Reply
    21. Priya Mahadevan says

      February 09, 2011 at 3:13 pm

      Looks appetizing and healthy! Cannellini beans eh - will look for it next time I'm at the grocers.

      Reply
    22. saraswathi says

      February 09, 2011 at 3:09 pm

      Its so delicious with yummy dip!!! love your presentation..

      Reply
    23. Priya says

      February 09, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      Yum, soo inviting dip..

      Reply
    24. Champa says

      February 09, 2011 at 1:47 pm

      I had seen her make this on the show. Looks good.

      Reply
    25. Divya Vikram says

      February 09, 2011 at 1:34 pm

      Nice evening snack and good luck with your marathon!

      Reply
    26. Meena Thennaapan says

      February 09, 2011 at 12:40 pm

      I love pita chips.
      Bean dip is new to me

      Reply
    27. Smitha says

      February 09, 2011 at 12:15 pm

      Looks yummy...love dips!

      Smitha
      http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    28. Bhagi says

      February 09, 2011 at 11:57 am

      Looks gud Usha.

      Reply
    29. veena says

      February 09, 2011 at 11:51 am

      they look very inviting. Hmm wish i had some:-)

      Reply
    30. Jayashree says

      February 09, 2011 at 11:44 am

      I wish I could have some of that now.

      Reply
    31. Azee says

      February 09, 2011 at 11:40 am

      Looks so yummy! Will try this one day!

      Reply

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