Best Dip And Crudites Recipes

DIP AND CRUDITES

Steps:

• Using a chef's knife, mash garlic and salt to a paste. In a medium bowl combine sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, and chives. Whisk in garlic-salt paste and Tabasco sauce. Taste, and adjust for seasoning with salt and lemon juice. Transfer to serving bowl. Arrange vegetables on a platter, and serve immediately.

CREAMY SPINACH AND SWEET-ONION DIP WITH CRUDITES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, add garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion and garlic are very soft and golden, about 20 minutes. Add spinach, and cook, tossing often, until wilted, about 4 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Puree mixture in a food processor until smooth. Add watercress, avocado, yogurt, lemon zest and juice, hot sauce, and salt, and season with pepper. Puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 3 days). Stir the dip, and serve with crudites.

CRUDITES WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND RED BELL PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• ROASTED GARLIC:.
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Place the garlic on foil-lined baking sheet and rub 1 teaspoon of oil into the top of each head.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and place cut sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake until the cloves are soft and golden, about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Squeeze each head of garlic expel the cloves into a bowl.
• Mash into a paste.
• Set aside until needed.
• *Note: Each head of garlic makes approximately 2 tablespoons of roasted garlic.
• PREPARE DIP:.
• Roast the pepper by placing them on an open glas flame, turning them frequently with tongs until all sides are charred black, 7-10 minutes.
• Place in a plastic or paper bag, and cool for about 15 minutes.
• Peel the peppers, remove the seeds and stems, and discard.
• Coarsley chop the peppers.
• Transfer the peppers and garlic to a food processor and process until smooth.
• Add the cheese and process until smooth.
• With the machine running, add 1/4 cup of the extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice in a steady stream through the feed tube.
• Add the basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and process until smooth.
• Adjust the seasoning, to taste.
• Transfer to a decorative bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Before serving, drizzle with the remaining 1 teaspoon of extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with the parsley.
• Serve cool or at room temp, with assorted crudites for dipping.

YOGURT DIP WITH CRUDITES AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, zaatar, and garlic; season with salt. Transfer to a serving bowl; drizzle withoil and sprinkle with more zaatar. Serve, with crudites and chips.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND GARLIC DIP WITH FENNEL CRUDITES

Steps:

• Trim fennel stalks flush with bulbs and discard any tough outer layers. Cut bulbs lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices and, if desired, halve slices lengthwise. Transfer fennel to a bowl of ice and cold water. Chill fennel at least 30 minutes, or until crisp, and up to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• While fennel is chilling, make dip:
• Quarter bell pepper lengthwise and discard stems, seeds,and ribs. In a shallow baking pan arrange quarters skin side up. Separate garlic cloves, leaving skins intact, and wrap together in foil. Add garlic package to pan with bell pepper and bake in upper third of oven 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel pepper and transfer to a blender. Remove garlic from foil and squeeze pulp into blender.
• In a small heavy skillet dry-roast cumin and caraway seeds over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant and a few shades darker, about 1 minute, being careful not to burn them. In a cleaned electric coffee/spice grinder grind seeds to a powder and add to pepper mixture with remaining dip ingredients. Purée mixture until smooth. Dip may be made 5 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Drain fennel in a colander and pat dry.
• Serve dip with fennel.

"LOVE" DIP WITH TORTILLA CHIPS AND CRUDITES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium-high until fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in salt and scallions. Fold in relish; garnish with scallions. Serve with chips and crudites.

BABY CARROT CRUDITES WITH GREEN ONION AND MINT DIP

Steps:

• Blend first 5 ingredients in processor until smooth. Season dip to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Cut 1/2 inch from bottom of acorn squash to make flat surface. Using small knife, cut around stem on top, making 4-inch-diameter opening; discard top. Scoop out seeds. Place on serving platter. Pour in some dip. Place carrots on platter around acorn squash. Serve, refilling acorn squash with dip when necessary.

PANKO-CRUSTED CHICKEN AND CRUDITES WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a small baking sheet generously with nonstick cooking spray.
• To make the dip, combine the buttermilk, sour cream and vinegar in a medium bowl. Add the blue cheese and mash with a fork, until blended. Season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Season the chicken with salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. Lightly beat the egg white and water in a medium bowl. Combine the panko and cayenne on a sheet of waxed paper. Dip each tender into the egg whites, shaking off excess, and then roll into the panko to coat. Place the chicken on the baking sheet in 1 layer and generously spray with cooking spray. Bake on the top rack of the oven until the chicken is cooked through and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve with the dip and assorted crudites.

GREEN AND WHITE CRUDITES WITH HERBED ANISE DIP

Steps:

• Make dip:
• In a bowl whisk together all ingredients except herbs with salt and pepper to taste. Chill dip, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 4 days. Just before serving, stir in tarragon and chervil.
• Arrange crudités decoratively on a tiered serving plate or in a large basket and serve with dip.

CLAM DIP WITH CRUDITÉS AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sour cream, and lemon juice in medium bowl until smooth. Mix in clams and chives. Add reserved clam juice by tablespoonfuls to thin to desired consistency. Season dip to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving. Place bowl with dip in center of platter. Surround with vegetables and chips and serve.