-Frustrated that you can’t eat certain dips at parties because you are allergic to gluten or sucrose or fructose?
-Dying for a healthy dip that you can enjoy along with your party guests without having to sacrifice flavor to make it gluten, sucrose and fructose free?

Then try this get artichoke and bean dip that is sure to please all and keep them coming back for more.

Gluten-Free & Sucrose-Free Artichoke & Bean Dip

Ingredients:
• 1 jar artichoke hearts, chopped
• 1 16 ounce can pinto beans
• 1 tsp garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup large pitted black olives, chopped
• 2 tbsp fresh basil, coarsely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, coarsely chopped

Preparation:
In 3-quart saucepan combine artichokes, pinto beans, garlic, water, olive oil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then lower flame and simmer covered, for 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from oven and spoon the mixture into a food processor or blender. Blend on high until ingredients have a creamy consistency and pieces of olives are still seen in dip.

Pour creamy mixture back into saucepan and add remaining ingredients and continue simmering, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes to concentrate the liquid.

Serve immediately or at room temperature with slices of gluten free bread, gluten free tortilla chips or celery.

Alternative Uses: Can be used as a spread for parties or in sandwiches to replace mustard, mayo, ketchup or other condiments that may contain gluten, fructose or sucrose.

Enjoy!

Courtesy of the Gluten-Freak