Recipe: Snacks (8 Recipes)

8-1-99 - Snacks (8 Recipes)

Verla,.Il (10:09:41 AM) :

Italian spinach dip

! c. mayonnaise
1 c. sour cream
1 envelope Good Seasons Italian salad dressing mix
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, well drained
1 8 oz can of water chestnuts, drained, chopped
Round sourdough bread shell or a hollowed out head of red cabbage

Mix all dip ingredients together and refrigerate several hours to blend flavors. Serve in bread shell with bread pieces or fill the hollowed out read cabbage and serve with veggies and chips. Makes 3 cups!

Verla,.Il (10:15:02 AM) :

Dip in Bread

1 round loaf of crusty Italian bread
1 8 0z pkg of cream cheese
1 8 oz container of sour cream
1 cup of salsa
1 bag of taco shredded cheese

Cut off the top of the bread and scoop out all of the inner bread. Mix all of the other ingredients together and pout into hollowed out bread. Double wrap in aluminum foil and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve right from the oven. Use the bread from the inside for dipping. Can also use nachos.

This is so good you better make extras. You can make ahead and freeze but do not cook until ready to serve.

You folks in Texas and the south can just put the bread on the sidewalk or the hood of your car!

Fran,.ME (11:33:02 AM) :

Creamy Curry Dip for Crudites

16 oz. sour cream
16 oz. Hellman's mayonnaise (we like this best but others would probably work)
1 small packet Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
1-2 Tbsp. curry (to taste)

Stir sour cream and mayo, then add salad dressing mix and curry. Mix well.
Serve with raw veggies of your choice.Fran,.ME (11:49:17 AM) :

Salsa (makes 2 cups)

3 lg. summer tomatoes, finely chopped
3/4 cup green onions, chopped
3 Tbsp. green chilies, minced
(use jalapenos if you want it hot)
1-2 Tbsp cilantro, minced
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Cut the tomatoes in half and squeeze the insides into a bowl. Finely chop them and add to the bowl with all the other ingredients. Chill well before serving.

Serve this, along with a bowl of sour cream, as a dip for tortilla chips (or as a topping for Quesadillas when the hot weather goes away!!) Verla,.Il. (1:22:55 PM) :

Yummy spread!

8 oz pkg of cream cheese

Put cheese on a nice plate and top with any of the following:
1 small jar of green pepper jelly
1/2 c. of roasted onion and garlic jam

Let stand at room temperature until it softens.

Serve with Ritz crackers.

The roasted onion and garlic jam is made by Stonewall Kitchens. Awesome! Great on burgers too. Debbie.D.,.AL (7:14:16 PM) :

CRAB DIP APPETIZER

2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
2 6-oz. cans crab meat--make sure that all the shell has been removed
12 oz. bottle cocktail sauce

Combine all ingredients except cocktail sauce and shape into a large doughnut on a platter. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Immediately before serving, fill hole of doughnut with cocktail sauce and arrange crackers around the outside.

****This is better after several days of refrigeration. Great recipe to make ahead of time--like when you have scads of company.

Debbie.D.,.AL (7:17:20 PM) :

PICKLED SHRIMP--My favorite! I could eat the whole bowl myself!

2 1/2 lbs. cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 large onions, sliced into rings
1 1/2 cups cooking oil
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 1/2 tsp.. celery seed
1/3 cup sugar
4 bay leaves
Dash of Tabasco --I leave this OUT
Salt to taste

Layer shrimp and onions in a glass bowl. Combine all remaining ingredients and pour over shrimp and onions. Refrigerate and marinate for 24 hours--at least. Drain marinade well and discard. Serve shrimp with toothpicks. LUSCIOUS--and cool!

Debbie.D.,.AL (7:19:58 PM) :

SOUTHWESTERN LAYERED DIP

10 1/2 oz. can bean dip
1 cup sour cream
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
6-oz. can black olives, sliced
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1 (1 lb). bag tortilla chips

On a large platter layer ingredients, except tortilla chips, in the order listed. Surround dip with tortilla chips and serve.