Recipe: Avocado Bean Dip

BayCare Fitness Center’s Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Genevieve, shares her secret recipe for avocado bean dip. It contains filling fibers, healthy fats and is full of flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 can cannellini beans, 15 oz., rinsed and drained 

• 1 avocado

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1/2 jalapeno, diced with seeds removed

• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro

• 2-3 tbsp fresh lime juice

• 1/8 tsp cumin, or more to taste

• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

• Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Adjust seasoning to taste.

• Enjoy with whole grain tortilla chips, bell peppers, celery or jicama.

Yield

About 2.5 cups. Serves about 10, 1/4 cup servings

Per Serving 

• Calories 63

• Fat: 2 g 

• Cholesterol 0 mg

• Sodium 100 mg (lower if beans are rinsed)

• Carbohydrates 8 g 

• Fiber 4 g 

• Protein 3 g