Kickin Crudite With Mediterranean Relish Recipes

CRUDITE WITH MEDITERRANEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until just beginning to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and lemon juice. Bring to simmer, remove from heat. Combine sun-dried tomatoes and next 5 ingredients in processor. Process until vegetables are finely chopped. Transfer to medium bowl, stir in tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with vegetables.
• Baby carrots Radishes Fresh green beans Yellow and red pear tomatoes Red, yellow peppers Pita chips

KALEIDOSCOPE CRUDITE

Steps:

• Combine sour cream, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 1 hour and up to 8 hours. When ready to serve top with peppers.

CRUDITES WITH MEDITERRANEAN RELISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Stir in canned tomatoes and lemon juice. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat.
• Combine sun-dried tomatoes and next 5 ingredients in processor. Using on/off turns, process until vegetables are finely chopped. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir in tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Serve with vegetables.

BLANCHED CRUDITES

Steps:

• Prepare a large pot of boiling salted water, and fill a large bowl with ice water.
• Remove the tough bottoms of the asparagus stalks. If they are thick, peel the stems half-way up the stalk.
• Add the carrots to the pot of boiling water and blanch for 1 minute. Immediately remove the carrots with a slotted spoon and plunge them in the bowl of ice water. Drain the carrots when fully cooled.
• Add the asparagus to the boiling water and blanch for 1 minute. Immediately remove the asparagus with a slotted spoon and plunge them into the reserved bowl of ice water. Drain the asparagus when fully cooled.
• Slice the radicchio into wedges.
• Arrange the carrots, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and radicchio on a platter and serve with the Herb Dip.
• Place the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, scallions, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and blend. Serve at room temperature.

SKELETON CRUDITE

Steps:

• Stir together yogurt, mayonnaise, peach jam, orange juice, curry powder and pepper in a skull size bowl or scooped-out head of lettuce. Refrigerate.
• Assemble skeleton.