Artichoke spread

Two slices of brown bread topped with a creamy spread are placed on a blue and white plate, set on a grey surface.
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This artichoke spread is super easy to make, but wonderfully flavourful! Lovely for surprising your guests at a dinner, or to take along to a picnic!

  • Preparation Time: 5 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 180 g
    marinated artichoke hearts in oil (in a jar)
  • 1
    garlic cloves roughly chopped
  • 125 g
    cannellini beans (canned)
  • 1/2
    lemon
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Put the artichoke hearts, garlic and the cannellini beans, including the oil, in a food processor and blend into a smooth spread. Taste and season with salt and pepper and lemon juice.

Notes

Tip: Want it a bit less oily? Then pour off some of the oil from the artichokes. It’s still very tasty that way! 

Tags

Courses: Lunch, Side Dish
Cooking time: < 15 minutes
Cuisines: Italian
Difficulty: Level 1 (easy)
Preparation method: Food processor, Pureeing
Taste: Savory, Spiced
Number ingredients: 1-5 ingredients
Keywords: artichoke, sandwich filling, spread