4 root vegetable dip Recipes

head of garlic, with firm , plump cloves, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, ricotta cheese, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, sour cream, assorted root vegetables , such as carrots, parsnips, beets, lotus roots, and taro, vegetable shortening or oil, for deep-frying

seedless cucumber, kosher salt, low-fat greek yogurt, feta cheese, crumbled, garlic, minced, chopped fresh mint, freshly ground black pepper, vine ripe or plum tomatos, diced, red onion, diced, pitted black olives , such as kalamata or nicoise, coarsely chopped, warm pita bread and/or root vegetable chips (such as terra chips), for serving, copyright 2012 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved.

fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, vegetable oil, stalks lemongrass , outer leaves and tops removed, root ends trimmed, and stalks finely grated, shallot, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, pork tenderloin, thinly sliced, bamboo skewers, soaked for 20 minutes and drained, recipe rice vermicelli : bun thit, recipe follows, chopped unsalted roasted peanuts, nuoc cham , as needed, recipe follows, fish dipping sauce : nuoc cham, recipe courtesy corinne trang , authentic vietnamese cooking, simon & schuster, 1999, sugar, water, fish sauce, lime or lemon juice, garlic, minced, more bird s eye or thai chiles, seeded and minced, shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, and rinsed (optional)