Butter Bean and Pea Dip with Mint

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2012

For creamy, complex-tasting bean dips, we began by removing some of the beans.

SERVES 8 (Makes about 2 cups)

TIME 35 minutes, plus 30 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The secret behind a bean dip that was creamy and complex tasting was to pair a starchy bean with a lighter legume or vegetable. By using a combination, we avoided the pastiness of dips that used only beans. To further freshen the dips, we a...

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