Fresh Tarragon Dip Recipes

TARRAGON VEGETABLE DIP

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all ingredients except tarragon sprig and vegetables until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Garnish with tarragon sprig. Serve with vegetables.

LEMON-TARRAGON DIP

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients, blending well.
• Cover and chill.

ASPARAGUS AND GREEN BEANS WITH TARRAGON LEMON DIP

Steps:

• Cook asparagus spears and green beans in 1-inch of salted boiling water, covered, for 3 or 4 minutes. Drain and cool the vegetables and arrange them on a serving plate. Combine the dip ingredients in a small bowl and garnish with sprigs of parsley and tarragon and set dip along side vegetables on serving dish.

TARRAGON-CHIVE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor pulse together mayonnaise, tarragon, and 1/3 cup sour cream until smooth. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in remaining cup sour cream, chives, lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Garnish dip with chives.

TARRAGON MAYONNAISE DIP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Makes about 1 3/4 cups.
• Variation: For spicer version of this dip, add 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes, hot pepper sauce, or horseradish to taste, and even 1 Tbs. of Brandy if you please.

FRESH HERB DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve with fresh vegetables.

TANGY TARRAGON DIP WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add shrimp and cook until just pink and opaque in the center, about 3 minutes.
• Drain shrimp, and rinse under cool water.
• Peel and devein shrimp, and transfer to a food processor. Add greern onions, shallot, and tarragon; using pulse, process shrimp until finely chopped.
• Transfer shrimp mixture to a medium bowl.
• Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce, if using.
• Add salt and pepper,to taste.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
• Can be made a day ahead of time.