Easy Vegan Bean Spread

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 medium onions or 1/2 medium yellow onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 medium celery (with leaves, minced)
• 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper (or 1/2 jalapeno, diced for spicier version)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste (i use ketchup or even bbq sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning (salt-free) or 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning (salt-free)
• 1 1/2 cups beans, of your choice cooked and mashed
• 2 teaspoons vinegar, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• fresh parsley
• shoyu
• fresh lemon juice
• cumin
• cilantro leaf
• cayenne

Recipe

• 1 begin by sauteing on medium heat the onion and garlic in the olive oil until soft.
• 2 next add the celery and pepper if using and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic, tomato paste, herbs of your choice. simmer about 10 minutes. (*alternately, you can add the beans into the pan with the celery, onion, tomato paste, etc. and simmer. do not allow the beans to dry out, adding a bit of water or stock if necessary.).
• 4 place the cooked, warmed beans into a serving bowl.
• 5 add the sauce along with the vinegar, salt and pepper into the mashed beans and mix well. bean mixture should be spreadable but not watery.
• 6 adjust seasoning.