Makes 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

Product
Amount
Unit
Ramona Farms black tepary beans, cooked
4
cups
lemons, juiced
3
whole
garlic, roasted
4
cloves
water
2
Tbsp
tahini
1/4 cup +1 Tbsp
 
cumin
3/4
tsp
smoked paprika
1/2
tsp
salt and pepper
to taste
 

Instructions

  1. Cook tepary beans according to package. Let cool.
  2. To roast garlic: pre-heat oven 350º F. Trim the top of a garlic bulb. Place cut side down on a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil, and pinch of salt. Wrap garlic in foil, roast for 45 minutes or until cloves are golden brown and soft.
  3. In a food processor, add the cooked black tepary beans, lemon juice, garlic, water, tahini, and olive oil. Blend until smooth. Add cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Pulse until just combined. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  4. Serve with pita bread or crostini, sugar snap peas, radish, cucumbers, radicchio, endive, and carrots. 

Acknowledgements

This project resulted from a partnership between the American Indian Foods program of the Intertribal Agriculture Council and Montana State University (MSU). The project was funded by MSU’s Outreach and Engagement Council and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (award number 2020-38640-31523-WS1RE through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number SW21-929). MSU and USDA are equal opportunity employers and service providers. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of MSU or the USDA.

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