9 persian and dip Recipes

fresh lemon juice, anchovy fillets, shallot, coarsely chopped, champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar, garlic clove, peeled, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered, sour cream, chopped fresh italian parsley, chopped fresh tarragon, chopped fresh basil, olive oil, 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

water, fresh spinach, chopped, butter, chopped sweet onion, garlic clove, minced, salt, plain fat-free organic yogurt (such as stonyfield farm), freshly ground black pepper, ground cinnamon

eggplants, olive oil, garlic, peeled and crushed, salt, fresh ground black pepper, drained yogurt, fresh mint, chopped or 1 tsp dried mint, fresh lime juice, powdered saffron, threads in (optional), water (optional), drained yogurt, fresh mint leaves

english cucumber, peeled and diced, raisins, whole milk yogurt, drained (read intro), sour cream, green onion, chopped, fresh mint, chopped (not dried ), fresh dill weed, chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced, walnuts, finely chopped, salt , to taste, black pepper, fresh mint, fresh rose petals , cut into ribbons, dried rose bud (optional)

rice vermicelli, cooked, rinsed, dried and cool, english cucumber , julienned (or 2 persian), scallions, thinly sliced, lettuce, cut small (use at least 2 varieties to make it more tasty), mung beans (very fresh and clean or omit), carrot, shredded, fresh cilantro, cut (or torn small), fresh mint leaves, cut (or torn small), fresh basil, nuoc cham sauce (i like nouc mam cham (vietnamese dipping sauce)), dry roasted peanuts, chopped (or crushed , salted or unsalted to taste), garlic, diced to taste (optional), black pepper (optional)

dried mung beans , picked over and washed, basmati rice, washed and drained, onion, peeled and finely chopped, turmeric, ground cumin, water, oil or butter, sea salt, thick yogurt, to serve (or mast-o khiar, persian yogurt and cucumber dip such as mast-o khiar (persian yogurt and cucumber dip)), date syrup, to serve (dibis in arabic, found in middle eastern or health food stores)

fresh spinach washed, sweet onions diced, butter, plain yogurt, salt, freshly ground black pepper, walnuts lightly toasted