White Bean Dip (Salatet Fool Abiad)

Ingredients

• 250 grams of white beans
• 1 clove garlic (crushed with 1/2 teaspoon salt)
• 1/3 cup lemmon juice
• 1/3-2/3 cup olive oil (to taste)
• Salt
• Pepper

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Step By Step

1. Drain beans which have soaked in cold water for at least 12 hours. Replace the water and boil until tender, 11/2-3 hours. If a pressure cooker is used, the beans will cook in around 40 minutes.
2. Setting aside a few beans, smash the remainder in a mortar or liquify in an electric blender.
3. Combine the (Clove crushed with salt, Lemmon juice and olive oil)blending thoroughly and beat in about half a recipe, or more if desired.(If pureeing in a blender, add the dressing to the beans before putting them in the blender)
4. Adjust seasoning.
5. If mixture is too thick, add a little water or a small amount of the liquid in which the beans were cooked.
6. Spread on a platter, dust with paprika and garnish decoratively.