Roasted Garlic and Cannellini Bean Dip

STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C.

STEP 2
Take a whole head of garlic and slice it in half horizontally, so that all of the cloves have been halved. We will only be using half of the head for this recipe, but you can roast both and use the other half for another purpose.

STEP 3
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the exposed garlic head, use a basting brush to cover the cloves and wrap in aluminium foil.

STEP 4
Bake at 200°C for 25-35 minutes, or until the garlic cloves are golden brown and feel soft when pressed.

STEP 5
Allow the garlic to cool enough so you can handle it without burning your hands and then squeeze the cloves out of the bulb or pull them out with a fork, into a blender.

STEP 6
To the blender, also add the tinned cannellini beans, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and salt to taste.

STEP 7
Blitz till smooth and serve in a bowl topped with herbs of choice and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.