Christmas Lima Bean Spread

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[edit] Description

Its very delicious.

[edit] 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

[edit] Directions

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.