4 roasted red pepper and garlic dip with fennel crudites Recipes

sweet potatoes (about 2 3/4 lb), olive oil, scallions, chopped fine, chopped drained bottled roasted red peppers, fresh coriander sprigs, washed well , spun dry, and chopped fine, vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded and chopped fine, garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 tsp salt, balsamic vinegar, salt , or to taste, freshly ground black pepper , or to taste, fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and chopped fine (wear rubber gloves ), water if necessary, baked tortilla chips or crudites such as jicama or fennel

fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise; about 3 lb total), red bell pepper, head garlic, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, sour cream, olive oil, salt , or to taste, a pinch cayenne , or to taste

red bell peppers, roasted garlic , recipe follows, feta cheese, drained, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh basil leaves, chopped fresh oregano leaves, red pepper flakes , or to taste, chopped fresh parsley leaves, garnish, zucchini batons, jicama sticks, mushrooms, baby carrots, sliced european cucumbers, blanched asparagus spears, sliced fennel