Garlicky Tomato Pepper Dip Recipes

CREAMY TOMATO AND PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Put the mayonnaise, tarragon, tomatoes, pepper, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a blender or food processor and blend or pulse until creamy and smooth. Serve with assorted vegetables for dipping. The dip will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

GARLICKY TOMATO-BASIL DIP

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and milk until well blended.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Serve with RITZ Crackers, saltine crackers or cut-up fresh vegetables.

TOMATO GUACAMOLE DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash avocados and lime juice with a fork. Stir in the tomato, sour cream, salt and garlic. Cover and refrigerate for 5 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.

GARLICKY TOMATO-BASIL DIP

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, garlic powder, and half of the basil until well blended.
• Put into bottom of 9-inch pie plate; top with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, olives, and remaining basil.
• Cover.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Makes 16 servings.

PEPPERS ROASTED WITH GARLIC, BASIL AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with olive oil flavored cooking spray.
• Place the bell pepper halves open side up in the prepared baking dish. In a medium bowl, toss together the cherry tomatoes, basil and garlic. Fill each pepper half with a handful of this mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then remove the aluminum foil, and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, and sprinkle with herb vinegar. These are equally good served hot or cold.

TOMATO & PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Drain and rinse a the jar of Peppadew sweet piquante peppers and tip them into a food processor or blender. Add the tomatoes, roughly chopped, sundried tomato paste and most of the bunch of chives, snipped.
• Whizz together until blended, but still chunky. Season with pepper and spoon half into a serving dish, sprinkle over the remaining chives and serve with lots of crisp, fresh, raw veg sticks. You can also grill a few soft flour tortillas until crisp, then snap them into pieces. Pop them under a hot grill - they take about a minute each, turning once. The other half of the dip will keep refrigerated for three days.

GARLICKY SHRIMP PRIMAVERA WITH SHISHITO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute less than recommended, 3 to 4 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water. Drain pasta and return to the pot.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt, cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, being sure not to burn. Add zucchini, yellow squash, shishito peppers, and pepper flakes; saute until vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spread vegetables to the outside of the skillet. Add remaining butter and olive oil to the center of the skillet and increase heat to medium. When butter has melted, add shrimp to the center of the skillet, and peas to the outside. Toss shrimp to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then toss to mix with vegetables. Add reserved 1/4 cup pasta water and bring to a gentle boil, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Add reserved pasta to the pot and gently toss with veggies and shrimp. Taste and add salt if necessary. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.