Hearty White Bean Salsa

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If chips and salsa are in the room. Game over. It’s hard to know when to stop – or rather, hard simply to stop (we all technically know when it’s time) – when you’re dealing with a light salsa and empty carbs and addictive saltiness from the corn chips. This recipe uses white beans to give salsa a heartier edge, making each bite definitive and worth it, so you’ll know when to stop because you’ll actually be getting full from the protein!

White Beans: are one of the most concentrated food sources of the detoxifying enzymemolybdenum, are low on the glycemic index, keep cravings at bay, lower the risk of heart disease and adult-onset diabetes, slow the absorption of carbohydrates (and thus body fat), prevent premature aging with their high-antioxidant content, and are very high in magnesium and thus helpful for handling stress and preventing celiac disease and gastrointestinal problems.

White Bean Salsa

by Aylin @ GlowKitchen

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Keywords: dip vegan vegetarian plum tomato green onions lemon juice

Ingredients

  • 1 can (15 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 large green onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1-2 plum tomatoes
  • Juice of half a lime or lemon
  • Dash of salt
  • Dash of pepper
  • Cilantro for garnish

Instructions

Chop the green onion, tomatoes, and garlic. Mash the drained and rinsed beans with the bottom of a fork until creamy, but still chunky.

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Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and season with salt, pepper, and lemon r lime juice. Mix until evenly distributed. Serve with crudités or corn chips.

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Simply speaks for itself.

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Fresh Summer colors. Enjoy!

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Bon Appetit!

xo Aylin

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