Vegetable Crudites and Dips

Julienne strips of:
Cucumber, carrots, celery, capsicum, spring onions, zucchini
whole or sliced:
radishes, tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, mushrooms

Cream Cheese and Dill Dip
225g cream cheese
90ml cream
7.5ml dill seed
15ml lemon juice
2 tblsp snipped chives
salt and pepper

Combine cream cheese and cream.
Stir in dill seed, lemon juice, chives, salt and pepper.
Blend until smooth. Chill.


Avocado Dip
3 small ripe avocados
2 tblsp mayonnaise
1 1/2 tsp mild chilli sauce
1 clove garlic crushed
1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
30ml lemon juice
salt and pepper

Sieve avocado flesh through sieve.
Add mayonnaise, chilli sauce, garlic, mustard and lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper.
Mix until smooth. Chill.


Anchovy Vinaigrette Dip
18 canned anchovy fillets, drained
1 tblsp Dijon mustard
2 tblsp wine vinegar
black pepper
75ml olive oil

Pound anchovy fillets to paste.
Put mustard into small bowl add wine vinegar, pepper and then oil.
Whisk with fork until dressing emulsifies.
Stir in anchovy paste and chill.

Serves 6-8


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