11.18.2012

Amy McG's Party Dips & Chips 2012

Guacamole with Pomegranate Seeds

Place ingredients in bowl in this order:
4 avocados
juice from 1 1/2 lemons
1/2 red onion. chopped
1 lrg clove garlic, pressed
a few dashes of Franks red hot sauce
Mash with a fork
Add seeds from a pomegranate and stir:)
Great served with belgian endive leaves and chips

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Roast three red peppers over a flame, place in a covered bowl to steam
Make cashew creme fraiche:
2 c raw cashews soaked in water overnight and then drained
1/4 c. lemon juice
2 T. evoo
3/4 c. water (scant)
1/2 t. sea salt

Place all these items in Vitamix or high speed blender and blend until smooth
Peel and seed peppers and place in food processor with 1 sweet onion and 1 1/2 T. lemon juice, puree
Add 1 c. plus a few T cashew creme fraiche plus 1 to 11/2 t. Herbamare to taste, blend, chill and serve
(If you are vegetarian you can substitute whipped cream cheese for the cashew creme fraiche)

Salty-Sweet Pistachio Crisps

Pizza dough your recipe or make your own
Mine has 3 c. flour, 1 c water, agave, salt and evoo
Preheat oven to 450

Once dough has risen, divide in half, roll as thinly as possible and place on parchment paper on baking sheet, or can make on a pizza peel dusted with cornmeal and transfer to a baking stone
Brush dough lightly with evoo, sprinkle with a few tablespoons chopped pistachios, 1 T. sugar and a tiny bit of kosher salt
Bake until lightly browned 9-10 min. Cut or break into pieces

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