White Bean Vegan Pate with Black Olives (quick dip)

Try this white bean vegan pâté with black olives & miso. An easy vegan pâté which is basically a quick bean spread or dip & full of protein.

Vegan pâté is super easy and quick to make and more importantly it is absolutely delicious.

This veggie pate is made with white beans (cannellini beans to be precise, which are also called white kidney beans) and flavoured with black olives, miso, and herbs.

It has a wonderful savoury flavour or should I use that buzzword umami, that chefs and hipsters like to drop into conversations.

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• 🥖 What do you serve vegan pâté with?
• 💭 Pâté FAQs
• 🥣 What you need to make this healthy bean dip
• 💭 Are canned cannellini or freshly cooked better?
• 📖 Variations
• 🍽 Equipment
• 👪 Why is this vegan bean spread is so good?
• 💭 Storing pâté
• 🌡️ Freezing bean pâté
• 🥪 Vegan recipes with white beans
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• 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make this vegan pâté recipe
• 📖 Recipe
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🥖 What do you serve vegan pâté with?

Treat this vegan pâté recipe as a thick vegan white bean dip or as a healthy bean spread and you won't go far wrong.

Serve this Mediterranean white bean dip with ...

• Toast - spread on toast
• Bruschetta - serve on bruschetta with sauteed mushrooms
• Crackers - spread on crackers, try these homemade paprika crackers
• Oatcakes - serve Scottish style on oatcakes
• Sandwiches - spread thickly on a sandwich and top with salad
• Pitta Bread - spread this garbanzo bean spread thickly on pitta bread and fill with salad and some crumbled vegan feta
• Crudites - serve as a dip with crunchy vegetables
• Tortilla chips - for dunking
• Potato wedges - for dunking

💭 Pâté FAQs

💭 Are canned cannellini or freshly cooked better?

Soaked and freshly cooked cannellini beans are always better and cheaper too.

However, if you are anything like me and always in a rush and never organised, canned cannellini beans are a good option to have in your store cupboard.

Tinned beans are really good quality and very convenient.

I used the tinned beans in this recipe, but included the weight, so you can weigh your freshly cooked cannellini beans.

📖 Variations

Here are a few tweaks you can make to this quick bean pâté.

• Chickpeas - use chickpeas instead of white beans (cannellini beans)
• Green olives - instead of black
• Sundried tomatoes - if you don't like olives, use sundried tomatoes and swap the thyme with basil
• Rapeseed oil - instead of olive oil for a more nutty flavour

You could also try my Scottish mushroom & chestnut pate that is very popular for family gatherings like Thanksgiving or for serving at Christmas. I also have an easy spicy bean pate or a spiced Moroccan pate, which is gorgeous on toast.

My newest pate is a green lentil and salted peanuts pate, you may like to try it next.

Or if you love a creamy spread? Also try homemade vegetable cream cheese.

🍽 Equipment

Here's what you need!

This black olive dip with white beans is a blended or whipped pâté, so you do need a bit of kitchen Tech.

You can use a food processor or a blender to whip up this easy white bean dip.

In theory, you could also use an electric stick blender and a jug, but I haven't tried it that way.

💭 Storing pâté

Store this vegan olive dip in the fridge in an airtight container for 5-6 days.

Just don't dip your finger in, although it is tempting (bacteria remember).

Let it come up to room temperature before serving. Just to take the chill off.

As with other foods, the flavour of pâté can be deadened when it's too cold.

🌡️ Freezing bean pâté

Vegan pate can be frozen, so you can make it ahead and take it out when you need it.

Just pop it in the fridge overnight to defrost it.

It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Just give it a good mix before serving it.

🥪 Vegan recipes with white beans

Here are a few easy and delicious recipes made with white beans for you to try next.

• Air Fryer White Bean Falafel with Sesame Seeds - can also be shallow fried or cooked in the oven
• Garlic Cannellini Beans Spaghetti - with garden peas and parsley
• Italian White Bean & Tomato Sandwich - so, so good
• Rustic Greek Beans - also called Fasolia Gigantes
• Veggie sausage & White Beans Casserole - serve this comforting stew with crusty bread

👩🏻‍🍳 How to make this vegan pâté recipe

Step-by-step photos. Keep scrolling for the full printable recipe (with full ingredient list, calories and nutritional info).

Step 1 - main ingredients

• Add the drained chickpeas and pitted olives to a food processor or blender.
• Next add the herbs, spices and miso paste and season with salt and pepper.

Step 2 - blend and serve

• Add the olive oil and water, then blend until smooth.
• Taste the bean pate to check the seasoning (it's hard not to at this point).
• Serve and enjoy!