Chicory and Dips
Up your hosting game with these easy dips from James. Perfect for serving as starters or as a part of a buffet with nibbles!
Ingredients
Pesto
- 1 large bunch basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50g pine nuts
- 50g grated parmesan cheese
- 100ml olive oil
Romesco
- 100ml olive oil
- 1 small bunch oregano
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 red peppers roasted
- 50g hazelnuts, toasted
- 50g almonds toasted
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 slices white bread
- 2tbs sherry vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Garlic Mayo
- 1 bulbs garlic roasted in 1 tbsp olive oil for 30 minutes cooled
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 200ml veg oil
- 1 lemon zest only
Ranch Dressing
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 small onion blitzed
- 1 small bunch parsley, chives and mint finely chopped
- 1 tsp worc sauce
- 250ml buttermilk
To serve
Radish, chicory, thin baguette toasts & baby carrots
Method
Pesto
Bash in a pestle and mortar until a rough paste. Pop into a dish.
Romesco
Place all into a mini food processor and blitz to a paste. Pop into a dish.
Garlic Mayo
Place the egg yolks into a food processor with the Dijon, blitz and slowly drizzle in the oil until thick. Add the garlic and lemon. Spoon into a bowl.
Ranch Dressing
Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz to a paste.
Ingredients
Pesto
- 1 large bunch basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50g pine nuts
- 50g grated parmesan cheese
- 100ml olive oil
Romesco
- 100ml olive oil
- 1 small bunch oregano
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 red peppers roasted
- 50g hazelnuts, toasted
- 50g almonds toasted
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 slices white bread
- 2tbs sherry vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Garlic Mayo
- 1 bulbs garlic roasted in 1 tbsp olive oil for 30 minutes cooled
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 200ml veg oil
- 1 lemon zest only
Ranch Dressing
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 small onion blitzed
- 1 small bunch parsley, chives and mint finely chopped
- 1 tsp worc sauce
- 250ml buttermilk
To serve
Radish, chicory, thin baguette toasts & baby carrots
Method
Pesto
Bash in a pestle and mortar until a rough paste. Pop into a dish.
Romesco
Place all into a mini food processor and blitz to a paste. Pop into a dish.
Garlic Mayo
Place the egg yolks into a food processor with the Dijon, blitz and slowly drizzle in the oil until thick. Add the garlic and lemon. Spoon into a bowl.
Ranch Dressing
Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz to a paste.
