Spicy Dip for Vegetables
rec.food.recipes/Fred Towner/1999
1/4 cup seedless raisins
1 cup cottage cheese; cream style
2 tbsp vinegar
1/2 onion; small, cut up
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp curry powder; to taste
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Place raisins in small bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let stand 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in blender container, combine cottage cheese, vinegar, onion, chili powder, curry, salt and pepper. Add drained, soaked raisins.
Cover and blend at high speed until smooth and creamy. If necessary, add 1 Tbsp water in which raisins were soaked (or plain water) to make good dipping consistency.
Serve well chilled with a selection of vegetables, such as cauliflower, carrot sticks, blanched green beans, radish roses, broccoli, celery sticks, zucchini sticks, or cooked artichokes.
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