8 crudites blue dip Recipes

sour cream, scallions, finely chopped, lemon juice, ripe avocados, cut in half and chopped, mayonnaise, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sour cream, organic chickpeas, drained, juice of 1 lemon, light tahini paste, light olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, garlic clove, peeled and crushed, boiling water, sea salt , to taste, very ripe tomatoes, scallion, finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled and crushed (optional), extra virgin olive oil, chopped fresh basil leaves, tomato ketchup, a little ground black pepper , to taste, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, red bell pepper sticks, celery sticks, tomatoes, blanched sugar snap peas or asparagus (cover with boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain under cold running water), radishes, breadsticks , small or large, tortilla chips ( cool flavor or the blue corn variety), beet , carrot, and parsnip vegetable chips, oat crackers or mini rice cakes, toasted pita bread sliced into strips, bagel chips (slice 2 organic bagels widthwise into 4 thin slices. brush with olive oil, and then bake at 150of for 10 minutes. break into pieces), tortilla chips (cut 1 large tortilla into 8 slices. place on a baking sheet and cook at 350of for 10 minutes.), sweet potato wedges (peel and cut 2 lbs sweet potatoes into wedges. place them in a roasting pan, toss in a tbsp of olive oil, and sprinkle with a tsp of paprika. cook for 35-40 minutes at 400of, turning a few times. these are great with the sour cream dip.)

cream cheese, at room temperature, low-fat sour cream, reduced-fat mayonnaise, grated onion, blue cheese (about 2 oz.), crumbled, chopped fresh parsley, assorted crudites , for serving

sharp cheese spread , such as kraft old, english cheese, at room temperature, cream cheese, softened, blue cheese, crumbled, garlic, minced, drops hot sauce, onion, minced, salted butter, softened, dark beer, heated and cooled , plus extra if needed, pumpernickel bread slices, optional, assorted crudites , optional

chicken wings, hot pepper sauce, sour cream, heavy cream, lemon , juice of, shallot, finely diced, garlic cloves, crushed, blue cheese, salt and pepper, worcestershire sauce, plain flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, for deep fat-frying, fresh cilantro, chopped, butter, green apples , cut into slices, carrots, sliced for crudites, celery ribs, chopped for crudites

chopped shallot, minced garlic, freshly squeezed lemon juice, greek-style yogurt , such as fage total, good mayonnaise , such as hellmann s, sharp (mountain) gorgonzola, crumbled, tabasco sauce , or to taste, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh chives, crudites and/or crackers, for serving

red wine vinegar, garlic, finely chopped, chipotle pepper puree (in adobo), olive oil, honey, salt and freshly ground pepper, baby carrots, blanched, fennel bulb, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/2-inch thick, pattypan squash, baby zucchini , halved lengthwise, asparagus spears, trimmed, red bell peppers, seeded and quartered, yellow bell peppers, seeded and quartered, poblanos, seeded and quartered, salt and freshly ground black pepper, creme fraiche or low fat sour cream, crumbled cabrales, chopped cilantro leaves, salt and freshly ground pepper