After a month offline in Europe, it's time to start cooking again. It's been a while and I although I'll be blogging about the food we discovered for quite some time, I also plan to keep blogging recipes too.
It's winter back in Australia, but I'm still dreaming about the rays of sun I managed to catch in northern Spain.
This recipe captures the fresh flavours of summer well and is a great little dip to serve at a party or BBQ.
It tastes herby and fresh, and the saltiness from the anchovies leaves you wanting more.
Green Goddess Dip
Recipe from Williams-Sonoma. Makes 1½ cups.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh mint
2 or 3 anchovy fillets
1 shallot, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
¼ cup mayonnaise
¾ cup sour cream
Chips and crudités, for serving
Method:
1. In a blender or food processor, combine the chives, parsley, basil, mint, anchovies, shallot, lemon juice and mayonnaise.
2. Blend or process until smooth, about 1 minute or about 15 pulses.
3. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the sour cream.
4. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
5. Serve with potato chips and crudités for dipping.
This is my contribution to Weekend Herb Blogging this week, hosted by Anh from Food Lover's Journey.
Green goddess dip is perfect for dunking veggies into! This looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it'd taste without the anchovies, would a salty alternative (maybe feta?) work as well?
ReplyDeleteif you want to stay as true to the original recipe as possible, i would use capers to get that salty hit, rather than cheese.
Deletethe cheese might change the texture, but if you're not so worried about that then feta would go well too.