Christmas Lima Bean Spread

Description

Its very delicious.

Ingredients

• One small white Onion
• two garlic cloves
• One cup uncooked dried Christmas lima beans
• Four and half cups Chicken or vegetable stock
• Half cup extr virgin olive oil
• A quarter cup fresh grated parmesan
• Half cup chopped parsley, salt and peeper to taste

Procedures

1. Peel the Onion and chop coarsely. Peel the garlic cloves and crush with the side of a knife.
2. In a 2-quart saucepan, combine the Onion, garlic and beans.
3. Cover with two cups of stock and cook over medium-high heat until the beans are very soft and tender, about one hour and twenty-five minutes.
4. When the beans are tender, remove from the heat and spoon into a bowl to cool.
5. Puree the cooled beans in a blender or food processor with the olive oil until creamy and smooth.
6. Spoon the mixtureinto a largbowl and fold in the parmeasan and parsley.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Cover and refrigerate.