This is Zoey just back from a run:
and she’s out!
She really gets a good workout, after all, she’s pulling 117 lbs. of ME!
Dips for dunking’ dainty delightful delicacies.
From “Meatless: The Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living” the following ideas were born. It was a Sunday afternoon and dinner wasn’t going to be fancy so I decided to make a mish-mash of options or “pickeys” as you will, to munch on.
The first dip is a chickpea, basil and radish dip. It’s pretty basic and very easy to whip up in a food processor. Although the original recipe leaves it somewhat chunky, I smoothed my out leaving only chunks of radish. It was excellent!
Makes 1 1/2 cups
- 1 can low sodium chickpeas/garbanzo beans, drained and 1/4 cup liquid reserved
- 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 5 radish, chopped
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- crackers, pitas, crudités to serve
In a food processor, add the chickpeas, oil, garlic,lemon, salt and pepper. Remove to a serving bowl and stir in the basil and radish. Add more salt and pepper as needed.
Chill and serve.
Dip Number 2:
Sweet Pea “Hummus”
Amazing flavor in this dip. Lots of good pronounced flavor with the help of cilantro, lemon and cumin.
Green peas are a super source of protein (1 cup has more than 1 large egg!). They are sweet and (as taken from the book “Meatless”) if you use fresh peas (cook for 2 minutes and drain) offer vibrant flavor and sweetness.
Makes 1 1/2 cups
- 1 can sweet no salt added peas (or cook 1 cup fresh shelled peas)
- 1/4 fresh cilantro
- 2 TBS cashew butter or tahini paste *NOT peanut butter as it has too much flavor and sweetness
- 2 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/8 tsp ground cumin
- pinch red pepper
Pulse the peas, cilantro, nut butter or tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and red pepper in a food processor until smooth. Add salt and pepper as needed. Chill and serve with toast points or crudités.
This will WOW your guests or family!
What’s your favorite dip? *People and pools don’t count.
Never seen a dip like number one before … Looks so good 🙂
Both of these dips look great Joanne! Sometimes I like to eat bean dip for a meal with crunchy veggies. I like that both of these are high protein.
OMG, Zoey is SO BIG already!!!!!!!!!!
Those both look very good! You see a lot of variations of hummus in blogs but I haven’t seen one like either of these, I’m especially drawn to try the sweet pea hummus!
Pea hummus is a great idea! I don’t always have chickpeas cooked and ready to go, but I do make sure there are frozen peas on hand at all times. I’ll have to keep this dip in mind next time I’m in a jam for a healthy snack.
Haha your dog is too cute! And both of these dips look delectable. I can’t decide which one I like better!