I decided to venture out and finally try making “hummus” using white beans instead of the traditional chickpea variety… and I must say I am quite pleased with the results!

• 2 cups cooked northern white beans
• 1 T garlic powder
• 1 T minced garlic
• sprinkle of salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 T EVOO

I put the above ingredients all into my Vita-Mix (substitute food processor here) and blended away on variable speed at a level 5, then rose the level up as it started combining.  I had to keep pushing the beans down using the attachment because they seemed to gather on the side.  I think I blended this maybe for a good solid 2 minutes or so until it was the consistency of a nice paste.  I planned on using it as a spread for sandwiches, but I think it would be a great dip for parties too!