White-Bean Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
4 cloves garlic
2 cups cooked or canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves or 1/3 cup fresh parsley leaves mixed with 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
8 slices whole-grain bread
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
Romaine lettuce leaves
1/2 cup thinly sliced cucumber
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place garlic cloves in a small baking pan. Roast for 35 minutes or until garlic is very soft. Squeeze garlic cloves at one end to press out softened garlic.
3. Combine roasted garlic with beans, basil or parsley-basil mixture, and vinegar in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
4. Spread 4 slices of whole-grain bread with the white bean mixture.
5. Sprinkle red peppers over bean mixture on bread. Top with romaine leaves and cucumber slices. Top with second piece of bread.
2. Place garlic cloves in a small baking pan. Roast for 35 minutes or until garlic is very soft. Squeeze garlic cloves at one end to press out softened garlic.
3. Combine roasted garlic with beans, basil or parsley-basil mixture, and vinegar in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
4. Spread 4 slices of whole-grain bread with the white bean mixture.
5. Sprinkle red peppers over bean mixture on bread. Top with romaine leaves and cucumber slices. Top with second piece of bread.
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