MONSTER MASH WITH VEGGIE FRIES (OR WHITE BEAN BASIL DIP)

Yield: 2 Cups

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​Halloween time is upon us, and kids (and adults) will be filling up on CANDY and sugar filled treats! Before trick or treating, how about a healthy little snack? This Monster Mash dip is fill with protein, tons of vitamins, minerals and of course lots of flavor!​

  Ingredients:

• 1, 15 oz can white beans, rinsed and drained
• ​1 avocado, peeled and seeded
• 1 handful fresh basil
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1/2 cup spinach 
• water (to thin out as needed)
• 1 tsp salt

 
Directions:

1. Add white beans, avocado, basil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, spinach and salt to food processor.
2. ​Blend until completely pureed.  Add water to thin out and blend until smooth.
3. Serve with veggie “fries”: celery, carrot, jicama, cucumbers, bell pepper sticks

The White bean basil dip also works well for our Pita Bread Christmas Trees.
For the “trees”:

• pita bread - cut into triangles
  
• pretzel sticks
  
• yellow, orange and red bell pepper, finely diced

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1. Add pretzel stick to the bottom of the "tree" triangle pita bread
2. Spread a thin layer of white bean basil hummus
3. Sprinkle with bell pepper.