Best Fall Crudites With Green Goddess Dressing Recipes

Shrimp and Crudite Platter with Two Sauces image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 1h

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 pounds crudites, such as carrots, celery, radishes, endives, and Little Gem lettuces
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 small head cauliflower or 1 bunch Broccolini, or a combination, cut into florets
2 bunches assorted baby beets, preferably gold and Chioggia, trimmed and peeled
8 ounces small new potatoes, scrubbed
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and halved
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
2 recipes Poached Shrimp
Tonnato Mayonnaise
Vegan Green-Goddess Dip
Lemon wedges, for serving

Steps:

Prepare an ice-water bath. Peel carrots and trim tops; slice in half lengthwise. Clean celery and slice into sticks. Trim radishes. Slice endives and Little Gems into wedges. Place crudites in ice-water bath until crisp and beginning to curl, 10 minutes. Drain well; wrap in paper towels. Refrigerate in resealable plastic bags up to 1 day.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil; season generously with salt. Add cauliflower and cook until crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to ice-water bath. Return pot of water to a boil, add beets, and cook until fork-tender, about 22 minutes. Drain, let cool slightly, and cut into wedges. Store in an airtight container up to 1 day.
Meanwhile, bring potatoes to a boil in another pot of water; season generously with salt. Cook until easily pierced with the tip of a knife, 8 to 9 minutes. Drain; let cool completely.
Season eggs and cooked vegetables with salt and pepper; drizzle with oil. Serve with crudites, shrimp, tonnato mayonnaise, dip, and lemon wedges.

Crudités with Green Goddess Dip image

Provided by Nancy Oakes

Yield Makes 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 anchovy fillets
1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 large ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup olive oil
30 cooked large American shrimp, peeled, tails left intact
Heads of green and red Belgian endive, trimmed, leaves separated
Easter Egg radishes, trimmed, with some tops still attached
Heirloom baby carrots, peeled, trimmed, with some tops still attached
Persian or Japanese cucumbers, cut into 3x1/2-inch spears
Sugar snap peas, trimmed
Red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, cut into 3x1/2-inch strips

Steps:

Combine lemon juice, anchovies, shallot, vinegar, and garlic in processor. Blend until shallot and garlic are finely chopped. Add avocado, sour cream, parsley, tarragon, and basil; blend until almost smooth. With machine running, add olive oil through feed tube in thin stream. Transfer dip to small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Place bowl of dip on large platter. Surround with shrimp and vegetables.