Blanched Crudites

Name: Blanched Crudites
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams asparagus; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams carrots, sliced diagonally in 1-inch chunks; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; 227 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp fresh dill, minced; 2 Tbsps fresh parsley leaves, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 heads radicchio; 4 scallions, white and green parts, minced; 118 milliliters sour cream

Blanched Crudites might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 379 calories. A mixture of asparagus, dill, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 12 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare a large pot of boiling salted water, and fill a large bowl with ice water.

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Remove the tough bottoms of the asparagus stalks. If they are thick, peel the stems half-way up the stalk.

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Add the carrots to the pot of boiling water and blanch for 1 minute. Immediately remove the carrots with a slotted spoon and plunge them in the bowl of ice water.

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Drain the carrots when fully cooled.

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Add the asparagus to the boiling water and blanch for 1 minute. Immediately remove the asparagus with a slotted spoon and plunge them into the reserved bowl of ice water.

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Drain the asparagus when fully cooled.

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Slice the radicchio into wedges.

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Arrange the carrots, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and radicchio on a platter and serve with the Herb Dip.

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Place the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, scallions, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and blend.

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