Garlic Lima Bean Dip

Slow, Creamy, and Deeply Satisfying

There is something quietly generous about a dip made from scratch — the way it asks almost nothing of you and offers so much in return. Lima beans, so often overlooked, turn silky and rich when given the right attention, their mild earthiness a perfect canvas for the slow warmth of garlic. This is the kind of thing you make on a slow afternoon and set out without ceremony, and somehow it disappears before anything else on the table does.

Ingredients

• 1 can lima beans
• 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cups Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoons Alessi Garlic Puree
• Alessi Sea Salt
• crispy toasts or crackers

Instructions

1. Drain lima beans. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend well.
2. Add Alessi Sea Salt according to taste.
3. Spoon the dip into a serving bowl and drizzle with Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Serve with crackers.