Sunnys Roasted Garlic And Frozen Veggie Dip Recipes

ROASTED GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• Cut the top third off each head of garlic so the cloves are exposed and wrap in foil. Roast the garlic until the cloves are very soft and golden, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly and then pop the cloves from the skins and finely chop.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pancetta to paper towels to drain.
• Mix together the sour cream and cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Add the pancetta, chopped garlic, dill, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir to combine. Serve with crackers.

CREAMY VEGGIE DIP

Steps:

• Combine the arugula, celery, carrot, scallions, garlic and tarragon in a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped.
• Add the sour cream, mayonnaise and cream cheese and pulse to combine. Add the crushed chips and pulse a few more times until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and chill 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. Serve with vegetables.

SUNNY'S CHANGE LANES AND GO DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the almond butter with the maple syrup until incorporated. If you have squeeze bottles, put some of the maple almond butter into one for easy delivery, as well as the jelly. (Refrigerate the leftover maple almond butter to use as a spread.)
• To assemble the dip for a lunchbox, use a 1-cup, flat resealable container. Squeeze or spread about a 1/4-cup line of strawberry jelly along the left side of the container. Lay the almonds next to the jelly in a line. Next to the almonds, squeeze or spread about a 1/4-cup line of the maple almond butter. Add a line of raisins, leaving a lane on the right of the container for the pretzels. Drizzle the top of the dip with maple syrup.

SUNNY'S EASY EGGPLANT DIP

Steps:

• For the roasted garlic: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a ramekin, add the olive oil and garlic. Roast until the oil begins to bubble and the garlic becomes a very light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the garlic to a large bowl and put half of the oil in a large pan. Reserve the rest of the oil in the ramekin for garnishing.
• For the dip: In the large pan with the garlic-infused oil, add the eggplant, onion and paprika; you may have to do this in batches. Turn to medium-high heat and cook, tossing, until all sides of the eggplant are lightly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer everything in the pan, bits and all, to the large bowl with the awaiting garlic.
• Using a mezzaluna, chop the contents of the bowl until broken down but still a bit chunky. Sure you can do this in a food processor, but it may lose the texture if over-pulsed. You can also chop all of this on a cutting board, then scrape everything back into the large bowl. Add the parsley, yogurt and lemon zest and juice to the bowl. Stir to combine, taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cool.
• If traveling with this to a swanky party, wait to garnish until just before serving at your host's place. Transfer the dip into a serving bowl, make a nice swirl with the back of a spoon and pour over the remaining garlic-infused olive oil. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley and serve with assorted pita chips, grissini and flatbread crisps.