Onion Dip

One box dry onion soup mix. One carton sour cream. Stir. Sigh... Want to go beyond America's classic method of preparing onion dip? Try sauteing your own onions and garlic with a splash of wine then mixing with sour cream cream cheese and a touch of mayo to complement the onions' sweetness. A dash of Worcestershire completes the picture. !olume Ounces "rams # tablespoon oli$e oil or garlic oil # tablespoon butter % medium yellow onions or # large sweet onion diced about # #&% cups diced onions % to ' medium clo$es garlic peeled and chopped #&( cup water) #&( cup white wine or sherry) # cup sour cream # cup *+,ounce bloc-. cream cheese at room temperature % tablespoons mayonnaise #&( to #&% teaspoon salt to taste #&( to #&% teaspoon Worcestershire sauce to taste #&% teaspoon onion powder optional )/se all water or all wine if desired.

Recipe summary
0ands,on time5 #6 mins. to #1 mins. 7a-ing time5 %1 mins. to '6 mins. Total time5 '1 mins. to (1 mins. 8ield5 % #&% cups

Directions
#. 0eat the oli$e oil or garlic oil and butter in a frying pan set o$er medium heat and add the diced onion and minced garlic. %. Saut slowly stirring occasionally till the onion is soft and golden brown about %1 minutes. Add the water&wine to the onions and continue to saut gently till the li2uid is mostly absorbed stirring fre2uently about ' to 1 minutes. '. 3emo$e the pan from the sto$e and transfer the onion and garlic to a plate to cool. (. 4ix the sour cream cream cheese and mayonnaise till smooth. Add the onions. 1. Add salt and Worcestershire sauce to taste and onion powder

if desired. 9. 3efrigerate till ready to ser$e. 8ield5 % #&% cups dip.

Tzatziki

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This yogurt,based spread&dip&salad is a must at most "ree-,style meals. :ncluding cucumbers garlic and mint with a touch of cumin it's $ery similar to :ndia's raita. !olume Ounces "rams # large ;nglish *hothouse. cucumber or % medium cucumbers ( cups *# 2uart. whole,mil- or low,fat yogurt drained in a yogurt cheese ma-er or cheesecloth for %( hours) # to ( clo$es garlic peeled and minced to taste #&% teaspoon ground cumin # tablespoon garlic oil or oli$e oil # teaspoon lemon <uice or rice wine $inegar % to ' tablespoons snipped fresh mint optional )Substitute % cups "ree-,style yogurt if desired.

Recipe summary
0ands,on time5 B mins. to #% mins. 7a-ing time5 Total time5 B mins. to #% mins. 8ield5 % #&% cups about #6 ser$ings.

Directions
#. :f your cucumbers are waxed peel them. :f not no need to peel= <ust score them lengthwise with the tines of a for-. %. >ice the cucumbers in #&%? pieces= you should ha$e about ' cups. @ayer them in three layers in a sie$e salting each layer. Alace a plate or piece of plastic wrap on top and put a weight on top5 a hea$y bottle a <ar filled with water or something to press down on the cucumbers. Alace the sie$e in the sin- or in a bowl to catch li2uid. @et the cucumbers sit at room temperature for se$eral hours till they'$e gi$en up 2uite a bit of <uice. '. 4ix the diced cucumbers with the remaining ingredients.

(. Chill for se$eral hours for the fla$ors to meld. Ser$e with bread stic-s crac-ers pita bread or as part of a "ree- meDe *assortment of small dishes.. 1. :f possible store in your yogurt drainer or in a sie$e= the cucumbers will continue to gi$e off li2uid and it's nice to be able to drain it away as it collects. 8ield5 % #&% cups about #6 ser$ings.

Bacon Horseradish Spread

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A This spread recipe is inspired by a $ersion made at our Eing Arthur Flour Caf in Gorwich !ermont. :ts creaminess and slight -ic- ma-e it a wonderful complement to pumpernic-el bread *try our Aumpernic-el 7oulerecipe.. 7ut if you're a bacon or horseradish fan you'll li-ely want to spread it onto e$erything you can. !olume Ounces "rams +,ounce pac-age cream cheese Recipe summary # cup sour cream 0ands,on time5 % to ' tablespoons chopped fresh chi$es 1 mins. to #6 mins. #&% teaspoon salt 7a-ing time5 pinch of ground blac- pepper Total time5 1 mins. to #6 mins. # tablespoon Worcestershire sauce % to ( tablespoons horseradish to taste= depending on how 8ield5 About % cups. much -ic- you want H pound bacon coo-ed and chopped

Directions
#. 7eat the cream cheese until smooth. %. Stir in the sour cream then the remaining ingredients. '. Spoon into a bowl and garnish with a bit of chopped coo-ed

bacon if desired. (. Ser$e as a dip or spread for pumpernic-el bread and&or crudits. 8ield5 about % cups.

Grilled Sweet Corn Salsa

Quick and easy! Grilled corn is teamed up with sweet bell peppers, spicy pickled alapenos and the belo!ed combination o" lime uice and cilantro#
YIELD: 4 cups

PREP TIME: 15 Minutes

COOK TIME: chill time: 30-60 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes {give or take}

INGREDIENTS:
$ %ars o" &resh Sweet 'orn

%(tra )i*ht Oli!e Oil plus + tablespoon, di!ided +,- Oran*e Bell .epper, diced small +,- /ed Bell .epper, diced small +,$ cup /ed Onion, diced small +,$ cup chopped &resh 'ilantro + tablespoon chopped .ickled 0alapeno + lime, uiced +,- teaspoon 1osher Salt, plus more to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Brush the corn with li*ht oli!e oil# .lace on a hot *rill until cooked and sli*htly charred# Turn o"ten and watch care"ully# 2hile the corn is coolin*3 combine the chopped peppers, onion, cilantro, alapenos, the uice o" an entire lime, cilantro and season with kosher salt# Gi!e it a *ood toss, co!er and re"ri*erate "or at least 45 minutes# Stir once be"ore ser!in*# %n oy!

C ees! Roasted Garli" C i#$Di#

'heesy, shallot6y, *arlicky *oodness#

YIELD: about 1-1/ cups

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 40 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
+ head o" Garlic + teaspoon Oli!e Oil S7. + cup "reshly *rated 0arlsber* 'heese +,- cup 8ayo +,$ cup Greek 9o*urt or Sour 'ream $ oz# 'ream 'heese + lar*e Shallot, diced small +,$ cup Green Onions, rou*hly chopped 1ettle .otato 'hips, "or dippin*

DIRECTIONS:
.reheat your o!en to $55 de*rees# )ob o"" the top third o" a head o" *arlic and place it in a small o!en6sa"e dish# Season with salt, pepper and a drizzle o" oli!e oil, co!er the dish with "oil and roast "ro $56$: minutes# )et head o" *arlic cool be"ore remo!in* all o" the roasted *arlic clo!es and smashin* them with a "ork# ;n a lar*e bowl combine3 mayo, Greek yo*urt and cream cheese until silky smooth# <dd in the cup o" *rated 0arlsber*, sliced *reen onions, "inely diced shallots, smashed *arlic, salt and pepper# Stir to combine# This dip can be de!oured ri*ht away or let chill in the "rid*e until ready to ser!e# Ser!e alon*side e(tra crispy kettle chips#