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Vegetable Batons with Homemade Dips
This is one of the best fancy appetizer recipes to make for a buffet because you can make everything in advance and keep it all in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve. The crudités are simply carrots and cucumber, sliced into batons, although you can use halved raw mushrooms, bell pepper batons, or even celery.
For the trio of dips, it is always nice to have three slightly different colored ones, so we are using an onion dip, a peach dip, and a sour cream dip. You can use other dips if you prefer though. Hummus would be nice, or you could try salsa or even make a hot dip recipe. It is best to make dips quite thick else they can drip off the crudités too easily and make a mess. Serve the dips in little matching bowls if you have three the same, else keep things quirky by using different ones.
If you are new to making easy party appetizers then this is a good one to begin with because there is really nothing that can go wrong. All you have to do for the crudités are cut the vegetables up and all you have to do for the dips is combine the ingredients. If you are chopping the crudités in advance then you will either need to keep them under plastic wrap or submerged in cold water in a container in the refrigerator, else they might dry out on the outside and this makes them taste less fresh.
Crunchy Crudités with a Tasty Dip Trio
Ingredients -
12 carrots, chopped into batons
3 cucumbers, chopped into batons
Fresh chopped herbs, for garnish
For the Onion Dip:
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¾ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons olive oil
1½ cups diced onions
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ cups sour cream
For the Peach Dip:
10 oz softened cream cheese
½ chopped jalapeño
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
⅔ cup peach jam
1 cup shredded Colby cheese
4 oz chopped green chilies, drained
For the Sour Cream Dip:
16oz sour cream
1 teaspoon onion flakes
1 tablespoon minced chives
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation:
To make the onion dip, sauté the onions with the salt in the oil over a medium heat.
Cook for 20 minutes or until the onions are caramelized.
Take the pan off the heat and let the onion mixture cool, then stir in the remaining ingredients.
Chill the onion dip.
To make the peach dip, beat all the ingredients together, cover, and chill.
To make the sour cream dip, stir all the ingredients together and chill.
Slice the carrots and cucumber into batons and serve with the dips.
Garnish with fresh herb sprigs.
(Serves 20)
Vegetables Crudites
Photo Description:
This colorful appetizer is finished off with some herbs, and crudités with dips are often easy party appetizers which are healthy as well as tasty. Crunchy vegetable crudités can be chopped in advance and simply refrigerated until required, and the dips are similarly easy to put together. If you run out of crudités but you still have some dips left, you can serve potato chips, baguette slices, toast points, or corn chips with the dips instead. This appealing appetizer recipe is perfect for any occasion and you can double or triple the recipe if you have a lot of hungry mouths to feed.
