Recipe: White Bean Dip with Pita Chips

from Giada De Laurentiis's Everyday Italian

Ingredients

• 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed


• 2 cloves garlic


• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


• 1/3 cup olive oil, plus 4 tablespoons


• 1/4 cup (loosely packed) fresh Italian parsley leaves


• Salt


• Freshly ground black pepper


• 6 pitas
  
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the beans, garlic, lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, and parsley in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the bean puree to a small bowl.

Cut each pita in half and then into 8 wedges. Arrange the pita wedges on a large baking sheet. Pour the remaining oil over the pitas. Toss and spread out the wedges evenly. Sprinkle with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until toasted and golden in color.

Serve the pita toasts warm or at room temperature alongside the bean puree.