Description
This healthy blue cheese dressing uses cannellini beans as a base instead of soybean oil or mayo, making it more like a blue cheese hummus. The beans provide protein and fiber, and avoid all the unnecessary, unhealthy ingredients like seed oils, added sugar, gums, emulsifiers, and artificial flavors. All the funk, without the junk! You can also check out any of my other salad dressings or hummus recipes!
Time
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Total Time:
5 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.14
Ingredients
Serving(s)
- 15.5 oz can Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
- 2 oz Blue cheese
Instructions
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- Drain and rinse a can of beans in a strainer, and add to a food processor. Add in the rest of the ingredients (lemon juice, evoo, salt, black pepper, and blue cheese), and blend until smooth
Notes
- I'm using cannellini beans here, but any light colored beans will work, like navy, pinto, or garbanzo (chickpeas)
- For comparison, the same 2 tbsp (30 g) serving of bottled blue cheese dressing contains
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 2.5g (3 %)
Saturated Fat: 1.0g (5 %)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.2g
Cholesterol: 3mg (1 %)
Sodium: 211mg (9 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 4.7g (2 %)
Fiber: 1.1g (4 %)
Net Carbs: 3.6g
Total Sugar: 0.2g
Protein: 2.5g (5 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0.05mcg (2 %)
Vitamin D: 0.02mcg (0 %)
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Calcium: 34mg (3 %)
Iron: 0.41mg (2 %)
Magnesium: 11mg (3 %)
Potassium: 77mg (2 %)
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