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
