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Recipes - Third Session
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Home Made Dips
All of the dips below can be served as snacks or part of main meals served with
chopped raw or cooked vegetables like cucumber, carrot and peppers and warmed
pitta bread fingers.
Hoummus
Ingredients:
- 1 tin chick peas drained
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- Juice of one lemon
- Olive oil
- 1 tsp Tahini paste
Method:
Using a hand blender, food processor or potato masher blend together the chick
peas, garlic, lemon juice and tahini together
Stir in olive oil until the correct consistency is reached.
Grilled Pepper and Cream Cheese Dip
Ingredients:
- 2 red peppers
- 1 clove garlic crushed (optional)
- 1 tub full fat cream cheese
- Lemon juice to taste
- Olive/rapeseed oil
Preheat oven to 200C/GM6
Deseed peppers and chop into chunks toss in one tbsp oil and put onto a baking
tray
Roast the peppers in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until softened
Using hand blender or food processor blend together the peppers with the
remaining ingredients adding lemon juice to taste
If the mixture is too thick add a little whole milk until the correct consistency
is achieved.
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Cheese Straws -
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 20g/1oz plain flour
- 20g/1oz wholewheat flour
- 20g/1oz butter
- 25g/1oz cheddar cheese
- ½ medium egg, beaten
- ½ tsp paprika powder
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4
Mix together the flours and paprika. Rub in the butter until the mixture looks
like breadcrumbs
Stir in the cheese
Mix half the beaten egg into the mixture to make a soft dough
Turn the mixture onto a board and knead lightly. Roll into an oblong and cut
into finger shapes
Coat the fingers in the remaining egg
Bake at 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4 for 15 minutes until golden brown
(Optional: Sprinkle straws with sesame seeds)
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Toast Finger Platter with Grape
and Red Sweet Peppers -
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 3 slices wholemeal bread
- Monounsaturated margarine for spreading
- 125g red peppers
- 125g white grapes
Toast the wholemeal bread and cut into fingers
Wash the grapes
Remove the stalks and seeds from the peppers. Cut into strips or squares
Arrange with the toast and grapes.
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