Roasted Vegetable Caviar With Toasted Pita Chips Recipes

POOR MAN'S CAVIAR

Steps:

• Stir together avocados, tomatoes, green onions, black beans, and Mexicorn. Stir in red wine vinegar, canola oil, and hot pepper sauce. Cover, and chill 1 hour.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM AND CAPER "CAVIAR"

Steps:

• In large sauté pan, heat olive oil and sauté mushrooms for 5 minutes.
• Add shallots and thyme. Cook for 3 minutes longer or until moisture is gone; remove from heat and cool.
• In another sauté pan, heat 1/4 cup olive oil. Place garlic cloves in oil and cook over medium heat until light golden brown. Cool garlic and reserve oil for later use. .
• In a food procesor, place garlic, black pepper, parsley and mushroom mixture. Pulse a few times to finely chop mixture, and add a little oil at a time to make mixture loose. Do not puree mixture.
• Add capers and adjust seasoning to taste.
• Serve with fresh grilled bread.

ROASTED POTATO SLICES WITH CAVIAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush both sides of potato slices with olive oil. Place on baking sheet and season lightly with salt and pepper. Bake until golden brown on bottom sides, about 15 minutes. Turn slices over and continue baking until second sides are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate.
• Top slices with small dollops of sour cream. Sprinkle with chives. Spoon small amount of caviar atop sour cream and chives. Serve immediately.

ZUCCHINI AND TOMATO CAVIAR

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil.
• Add tomatoes and blanch 20 seconds.
• Drain.
• Peel, seed and chop tomatoes.
• Heat oil in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add zucchini, bell pepper, onion, parsley, garlic, basil and oregano and sauté 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire and lemon peel.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Drain off excess liquid.
• Add lemon juice and toss gently.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Serve with toasted pita bread.

ROASTED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CAVIAR

Steps:

• Stab eggplant and roast in medium-hot oven along with garlic heads (brush garlic with olive oil) turn occasionally, until eggplant collapses and garlic is soft.
• (You can use parchment paper or silpat pad to line a pan.) Can also be done in a covered grill.
• Chop onion and red pepper.
• After eggplant cools, scoop out flesh, discarding rind, and squeeze roasted garlic cloves into eggplant.
• Either chop or puree eggplant/garlic in a processor or coarsely hand chop the mixture.
• Add the chopped onion and red peppers but don't process further-the caviar should have crunch from these raw ingredients.
• Add olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper (and optional herbs &/or spices) and mix well.
• Serve with regular or toasted pita, crackers or crudites.

COWBOY CAVIAR RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Mix Mexicorn, Rotel, cheese, onion, mayonnaise, and sour cream together and enjoy!

SMOKED CAVIAR AND HUMMUS ON PITA TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Halve pitas horizontally and stir together oil and paprika. Brush rough sides of pitas with paprika oil and season with salt. Cut each pita round into 8 wedges and bake in single layers on a large baking sheet in middle of oven 10 minutes, or until crisp.
• Finely grind cumin seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder. Purée chick-peas in a food processor with cumin, garlic, parsley, tahini, lemon juice, and salt and add enough water to make smooth.
• Put hummus in a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch plain tip. Pipe a scant 1/2 teaspoon onto each pita toast and top with 1/4 teaspoon caviar.