4 pan toasted blue 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.)

trimmed beets (about 4 lb), chopped walnuts, coarsely chopped vidalia onions or 1 cup other sweet onion, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, crumbled blue cheese

ears corn, shucked, milk, yellow cornmeal, unsalted butter, roquefort , gorgonzola, or other blue cheese (about 1/4 cup), crumbled, cleaned mixed fresh exotic mushrooms* such as morels , shiitake, or cremini or 1 oz dried mushrooms* soaked in very hot water 20 minutes and drained, unsalted butter, chopped shallots, chicken or vegetable broth, fresh thyme leaves, chopped, freshly ground black pepper to taste, garnish: 1/3 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped coarse