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Title: Southwest Avocado Pine Nut Dip
Categories: Appetizers, Sauces
Yield: 8 Servings

1 Ripe Haas Avocado
1 c Pine nuts
1 ts Salt
1 Lime; juiced
1 Clove garlic; minced
2 tb Mayonnaise
1 Pinches cayenne pepper; or
-more
Black pepper
1/2 ts Chili paste; optional
1 sm Jicama
1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro; plus
Whole leaf cilantro; for
-garnish
Tortilla chips; warmed

Peel avocado and scoop its meat into the bowl of a food processor or
blender. Add the pine nuts, salt, lime juice, garlic, cayenne and black
pepper, and chili paste. Blend until smooth.

Cut a thick peel from the jicama. Slice into 1/4-inch thick rounds, then
cut the rounds into thin matchsticks and the matchsticks into cubes. Stir
the jicama and chopped cilantro into the avocado mixture, by hand. Scoop
the mixture into a serving bowl, smooth the top, cover with foil, and chill
for at least 1 hour.

Garnish with a few whole leaves of cilantro and serve with crisp, warm
tortilla chips.

Notes: *REF: THE FARM MARKET COOKBOOK, by Judith Olney (1991 Bantam
Doubleday): Conversations, recipes, cooking tips, growing hints, mail-order
sources, a geographical guide, and everything else you should know about
farmers' markets.

Sent by "Pat Hanneman" on Fri, 08 May 1998 and
converted by MC_Buster.

Recipe by: THE FARM MARKET COOKBOOK, by Judith Olney*

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Kitpath on May 16,
1998