4 roasted pepper dip pita wedges Recipes

sour cream, scallions, finely chopped, lemon juice, ripe avocados, cut in half and chopped, mayonnaise, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sour cream, organic chickpeas, drained, juice of 1 lemon, light tahini paste, light olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, garlic clove, peeled and crushed, boiling water, sea salt , to taste, very ripe tomatoes, scallion, finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled and crushed (optional), extra virgin olive oil, chopped fresh basil leaves, tomato ketchup, a little ground black pepper , to taste, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, red bell pepper sticks, celery sticks, tomatoes, blanched sugar snap peas or asparagus (cover with boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain under cold running water), radishes, breadsticks , small or large, tortilla chips ( cool flavor or the blue corn variety), beet , carrot, and parsnip vegetable chips, oat crackers or mini rice cakes, toasted pita bread sliced into strips, bagel chips (slice 2 organic bagels widthwise into 4 thin slices. brush with olive oil, and then bake at 150of for 10 minutes. break into pieces), tortilla chips (cut 1 large tortilla into 8 slices. place on a baking sheet and cook at 350of for 10 minutes.), sweet potato wedges (peel and cut 2 lbs sweet potatoes into wedges. place them in a roasting pan, toss in a tbsp of olive oil, and sprinkle with a tsp of paprika. cook for 35-40 minutes at 400of, turning a few times. these are great with the sour cream dip.)

a 3/4-lb eggplant, red bell peppers, olive oil (preferably extra-virgin) plus additional forcoating the vegetables, garlic cloves, minced (about 1 1/2 tbsp), fresh lemon juice , or to taste, fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves ), pita loaves, cut into wedges, as an accompaniment

eggplants, about 1 lb total, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, tahini ( sesame seed paste), lemon, juiced, handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped, ground cumin, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped roasted pistachios, for garnish, pita bread, cut into wedges, for dipping