10 crostini dried bean Recipes

white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, olive oil, divided, garlic cloves, peeled, salt, pepper, chopped ripe olives, minced fresh thyme or 2 tsp dried thyme, french bread baguette (1/2 inch thick ), sliced ripe olives and additional fresh thyme, optional

white beans, rinsed and drained (such as great northern or cannellini), red bell pepper, finely chopped, chopped onion, red wine vinegar, chopped fresh parsley, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano leaves, black pepper, french bread, about 1/4 inch thick

thick) diagonally-cut baguette slices, canned cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, crushed red pepper, garlic cloves, crushed, coarsely chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomato halves

italian or french bread (about 1 lb), good quality olive oil, garlic, finely minced, kosher salt, swiss chard, finely chopped, cannellini beans, lemon, dried thyme

chicken broth (use fresh, canned low-fat or low sodium , whatever you like), salt (to taste), thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried ), bay leaf, olive oil, garlic cloves, pressed (i use up to 15 cloves), fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (basically cut so they will fit on a soup spoon), egg, parsley, crouton (or crostini, optional)

canned white beans, rinsed and drained, dried rosemary, fresh parsley, chopped, low-sodium chicken broth, olive oil, onion, chopped, pine nuts, toasted, tomatoes , cut into 8 slices, salt and ground pepper, whole-wheat baguette, toasted, zest of 1 lemon

extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the bruschetta, garlic, thinly sliced, plus 1 or 2 more whole cloves, dried oregano, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, chicken stock , water, or a combination, salt and freshly ground black pepper, kale , large ribs removed, chopped, baguette

sweet baguette , cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, olive oil, salt, garlic clove, peeled, dried garbanzo beans, rinsed and picked over, potato, peeled and quartered (yukon gold, yellow fin, etc), spinach, washed well, red onion, chopped, zest of 1 lemon, lemon juice, salt and pepper, extra virgin olive oil, warm water, chives (to garnish ) (optional)