Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Here it is: Bruschetta with White Bean and Almond Dip

We make if with Goya Beans. We had been using one of their beans that was not actually labeled "white bean", but something in Spanish - a word similar to "albino", which led me to believe they were white beans. They may have been cannelli beans - I don't have a can in front of me to check if that's the other name on the label.

The last time we made this we used the Goya "Small White Beans", which my DH said he actually liked better - they were easier to blend.

We use garbanzo beans for our hummus and I'm not sure they have the muscle to use in this recipe. However, I'm out of my league here, so if they sound good to you, give them a try - and please let me know how they work.

As for all the other beans out there, I think the questions are:
How well do they blend? If they have very tough skins, they're probably not going to work.
Do they have so strong a flavor they overwhelm the recipe?
What about color? The white beans lead to a dip with a cool sort of greenish color. I guess if you used different beans you could get a range of colors, which might be kind of neat in a party platter.

HTH.

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