Anchovy Dip With Crudites Recipes

CRUDITéS WITH ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Put the garlic in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then drain. Repeat once, then put in a bowl of cold water. When cool, drain again.
• Puree the garlic in a blender with the anchovies, milk, vinegar, and salt until smooth. With the machine running, add the oil in a steady stream. Continue blending until smooth and creamy.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with crudités.
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• When serving raw bell peppers, I like to use a vegetable peeler to remove the paper-thin skin. You can get rid of their slight bitterness that way.

CRUDITE AND 3 SAUCES

Steps:

• Anchovy Sauce:
• Place anchovies, capers, caper brine, and garlic in food processor or blender and turn the machine on. Stream in the olive oil and form a thick dressing. Scrape the dressing into a small serving cup or bowl and return the processor bowl or the blender to its base.
• Black Olive and Parmigiano Sauce:
• Place the black olives, vinegar, and thyme in processor or blender. Turn machine on and stream in the olive oil. When dressing forms, stop machine and add cheese. Pulse-process cheese into dressing then transfer dressing into a second cup or small bowl.
• Garden Tomato and Green Onion Sauce:
• In a small mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, scallions, and parsley. Drizzle the raw sauce with the olive oil and season it with salt and pepper, to your taste.
• Crudite:
• Place the in a small pot. Cover eggs with water and bring water to a boil. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let eggs stand 10 minutes.
• Drain eggs and crack shells by rattling cooked eggs inside empty covered pot. Peel and cool eggs under cold running water.
• Arrange the vegetables in a flower pot, building high and stuffing the pot tightly. Nest whole eggs and whole tomatoes among the vegetables. Serve your vegetable masterpiece with sauces to pass at table.

ANCHOVY DIP

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in order given.
• Makes about 1 3/4 cups.
• Tips: Looking for an unusual container for your dip? Try a sea shell, coconut shell, green or red bell pepper case, half grapefruit, or scooped out tomato.
• Dip accompaniments may be selected from assorted crisp crackers and waferettes, corn or potato chips, pretzels, or raw vegetables.