Healthy White Bean Dip with Avocado and Cilantro is a speedy snack that’s full of flavor. We love this easy appetizer! Gluten-Free + Vegetarian + Vegan
What do you do when you want a creamy, luscious dip that’s deliciously dairy-free? Avocados, baby! Pair them with white beans and it’s a match made in dipping heaven. This creamy white bean dip is whipped with garlic, avocado spinach, jalapeno and cilantro for a speedy snack that’s full of flavor. Oh, and you know it’s healthy because it’s GREEN!
It’s also naturally vegan, gloriously gluten-free, and sure to be a hit at any party since even your pickiest of guests can eat it! Unless they’re paleo, of course. In that case just toss some bacon at them and call it a day!
On to ze recipe!
Healthy White Bean Dip with Avocado and Cilantro
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Healthy White Bean Dip with Avocado and Cilantro
Prep
Total
Yield 4-6 servings
Healthy White Bean Dip with Avocado and Cilantro is a speedy snack that's full of flavor. We love this easy appetizer! Gluten-Free + Vegetarian + Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 1/2 a large, ripe avocado
- 1/3-1/2 jalapeno, seeds/veins removed
- 2 cloves garlic
- a handful of fresh spinach
- 2-3 TBSP fresh lime juice
- 2 TBSP fresh cilantro, plus extra to taste
- 2 TBSP olive oil, plus extra to garnish
- 1/4 tsp salt
- dippers: sliced cucumber, tortilla chips, pita chips, any veggie ever, any carb ever, + your fingers
Instructions
- Have 5 minutes handy? Good! You can make this dip!
- Drain and rinse your beans and combine in a food processor [or blender!] with all of the above ingredients.
- Whip until creamy, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Serve a room temperature with your favorite dippers and a drizzle of olive oil!
Courses appetizer
Scared of spice? Feel free to use bell pepper in place of the jalapeno.
Need the heat? Add as much jalapeno as your heart desires!
Dips by nature are incredibly flexible so feel free to add more garlic, lime, salt… basically anything you feel like kicking up a notch. I’d suggest making it as written, test it out with a few tortilla chip or cuke slices, and then add anything else you’re craving more of.
The above measurements made my taste buds ridiculously happy and I love how freakishly fast this dip comes together.
so… how was it?! Flipping amazing! This is the kind of dip you wind up going back for “just one more bite” so many times that you finally cave and hover over the bowl like it’s your sole duty to protect it from double dippers.
Oh… you double dipped, didn’t you? For shame!
If you’re feeling extra spring-y, add this tasty tortellini salad to this week’s menu too!
- Instant Pot Black Bean Dip
- Chopped Cauliflower Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
- Easy Cheesy Vegan Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese
- Healthy Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad
- Hot Corn Dip with Shrimp and Veggies
yes yes yes yes yes!! that looks so good.
Scared of spice? What an insult. Almost as insulting that you didn’t use chickpeas.
Almost like avocado hummus, but WAY more interesting. I WILL definitely be making this!!!
mmmmm this looks so good! i love love me some cilantro + avocado! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
I don’t know Why I have never thought to combine white beans with avocado. Pure genius! Looks sooo good!
Wow this looks soooo good!
Oh – this looks so good – I think I will definitely try it out soon – maybe it will be part of our 4th of July get-together!!
This looks so good! Can’t wait to try!
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Of course I’m a double dipper. Not in public places. I am a lady! Lol. Looks amazing, had to Pin it!! xo,
Jess @ Sweat Is My Sanity
WOW! So easy and it looks amazing!!!
Oh this looks so good! I love avocados and I love bean dip, but for some reason I’ve never tried putting the two together. No more! I’m totally going to make this this weekend. Thanks for the recipe!
The combination is SO creamy! Hope you adore it as much as I do!
Thanks Ashley!
Bahaha! I am too! I try to behave in public =) Thanks Jessica!
Yay!!!! Hope it’s a hit!
Dooooo it! =) Thanks Marjorie!
Thanks Rachel!
It has a very hummus-y feel to it!
I can’t use chickpeas for everyyyyyything! Or can I? Muahaha!
Danke love!
Ok, you convinced me…I will go make it now 🙂
Yes you’re right. I adore this so I’m adding avo to the next grocery store list.
I love it! You dip I dip we dip…That’s how it goes right? 😉
Just did my first WIAW! 🙂
I did too! My first WIAW!
Welcome to the party Carmy!
So excited! Welcome Melanie! <3
It’s okay. You can tell everyone Amanda doesn’t know how to send a proper guest post. Sorry lady. Sent ya new images so hopefully that will help for next week’s post! <3 <3
I love WIAW. It totally gets me excited about food and cooking…which I’ll admit I didn’t always love…at least not when 5:00 p.m. rolls around. 🙂
Please let me know if the scratch and sniff cover bit works. Also if you absorb any of the info inside 😀
I hope you are loving on that book today…and that baby.
Just made it…OUTSTANDING!! It’s funny, I must have grabbed the mildest jalapenos in the world, so had to doctor it up with cayenne pepper to get some of the *kick* I was wanting. What’s crazy is, I’m sure it will taste even BETTER tomorrow after the flavors have an opportunity to get to know each other in the fridge overnight! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
So happy to hear it! Ohmygosh and LOL about the jalapenos; I seem to always pick the spiciest one in the bunch! I bet habanero would give it a nice jump too!
Looks so good! I love avocados. Stumbled!
I have made this several times. I punch it up with extra pepper. Absolutely incredible, people at work go apeshit over this stuff. All of you who are commenting that you have to try it, just do it. Think jalapeño-cilantro hummus without the grainy texture…super creamy
You’re the best Ken; thanks for the rave review! Extra pepper is always welcome here! 🙂
Easy, healthy, what more could you want? Well, I could have wanted the Seahawks to go to the Superbowl so I could have served this at home at a Superbowl party!