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    Appetizer: Herbed Cheese Dip & Crudite Color Wheel

    Source of Recipe

    AMA Family Health Cookbook

    List of Ingredients

    HERBED CHEESE DIP:
    2 cups lowfat cottage cheese
    3 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
    1 tablespoon coarse dijon mustard
    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    1/2 cup chopped scallions
    2 tablespoons chopped parsley + 1 tbl.
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper

    CRUDITE COLOR WHEEL:
    4 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
    2 large celery ribs, cut into sticks
    1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
    1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
    2 small zucchini, cut diagonal slices
    1 cucumber, cut into sticks

    Recipe

    For the dip, combine cottage cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice in a food processor or blender. Process, using short pulses, until mixture is smooth, scraping down the bowl once if needed. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl and stir in the scallions, 2 tbl. of parsley, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 15 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with remaining 1 tbl. parsley. Place bowl of dip in center of a platter, then arrange veggies around the dip like the spokes of a wheel. Makes 2 cups dip. Serves 12.

 

 

 


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