Meal 3 Summary (White Bean Dip)

This was a fun little dish that probably was the easiest to make of any of our recipes so far. It was great: a dish very unlike our "usuals."

White Bean Dip (Adam 4/5 Alex 4/5)

This was really fun to do as a mini-dinner. I would suggest it as an appetizer: we dipped bread it in, but you could also dip in some veggies. The original recipe is made with fermented soybeans, but we used more common white beans instead! If you wanna be funky, you could try out some different beans. As is said in the recipe, the addition of lime (or lemon) juice is a key addition.

White Bean Dip

Cooking time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

1/2 can white beans
1/3small onion, minced
3 mushrooms, diced
1 small hot pepper, minced
1 can coconut milk
2.5tbsp cornstarch
1 cup water
3tbsp lime juice (makes it super yummy)
salt as needed

Mash beans. Pour coconut milk into a small pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add remaining ingredients (save water). Place the water in a bowl, add cornstarch and whisk. Add water+ cornstarch to pot. Lower heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. Add more cornstarch to desired consistency.

Loosely adapted from this recipe.

Week 2: The Thai Experiment

This is going to be the best week yet. Thai is amazing.

Grocery list: 4 cans coconut milk, lime juice, 1 can white beans, sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, mushrooms (~1lb), garlic, 2 hot peppers, 1 bell pepper, bunch cilantro, fresh ginger, peanuts.

Total: $28.76.

What's on the menu?
-Green Curry
-Mushroom Curry
-Soy Bean Dip
-Coconut Soup
-Rice Paper Rolls