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So we are a having a babay shower for a girl at work. I'm going to take a fruit and vege platter so that I can continue my healthy eating routine.
What are some yummy but healthy dip ideas I can add to the tray?? The lower the fat/salt/sugar content the better :)
Tuna dip
Tinned tuna
Cream cheese - use light
Lemon to taste
Red onion diced finely
Homemade hummus!
Salsa:
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and diced
1 red pepper, diced
Half a red onion, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Dash of cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
Something using avacado (healthy fat)
Something greek yoghurt based:
6 ounces of nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Beetroot dip..you would need to have a look for some recipes. I have had it before, it's delicious.
Salsa is very healthy, especially with carrot and celery.
Tzatziki.
White bean dip - cannelloni beans, rosemary, garlic. Bloody yummy.
Beetroot - drained small can beetroot, walnuts, cumin, garlic. (add yoghurt if you want.)
Avocado, lime and wasabi.
Spinach and pine nut - cooked spinach, yoghurt, toasted pine nuts, garlic.
Turkish carrot dip. Serve it up with a beetroot dip and hommus as well. The colours really look wonderful together on the plate especially if you sprinke some contrasting colours over them. Sumac for the carrots and or hommus. A little swirl of yogurt on the beetroot.
And fresh bread from yout local turkish or lebanese shop.
Ingredients
4 medium sized carrot, peeled and finely grated
1 tbp olive oil
1 tsp salt and a bit more
1 cup natural yoghurt
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
A gentle squeeze of lemon juice
A sprinkling of sumac, paprika or garnish with parsley or dried mint, your choice
Method
In a large skillet, cook the carrot with the oil and some salt until just cooked through. Set aside to cool down a bit.
Mix the carrot with the yoghurt, garlic. Taste for salt and add lemon juice if needed.
Transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle sumac, paprika or garnish with parsley or dried mint, your choice.
Serve with bread (turkish or lebanese).