Quick Raspberry Sauce

Makes 2 cups

12ounces fresh or frozen, thawed raspberries

1 cup red berry preserves

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice

Place all ingredients in blender jar. Cover and blend on Purée until smooth and completely puréed, 20 to 30 seconds. Strain mixture through a fine sieve to remove seeds; discard seeds. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator. Serve with desserts, like Mango Bread Pudding (page 15) pancakes or waffles.

Nutritional information per serving (about ¼ cup):

Calories 128 (0% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g

• chol. 0mg • sod. 5mg • calc. 14mg • fiber 2g

FOOD PROCESSOR

APPETIZERS/DIPS/SPREADS

Artichoke & Olive Tapenade

Makes about 1 cup

2tablespoons almonds, toasted

1 clove garlic, peeled*

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

1 strip (2 x ½-inch) lemon peel (bitter white pith removed and discarded)

1 can (14-ounce) artichoke hearts, drained

¼ cup brine cured green olives, pitted

1 green onion, trimmed and cut into ½-inch pieces

¼ cup fresh parsley, packed

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

Place the almonds in the food processor work bowl fitted with the metal chopping blade. Process the almonds on Food Processor until chopped, about 10 seconds; remove and reserve. Place the garlic, salt, and lemon peel in the work bowl. Pulse on Food Processor to chop finely, about 10 times. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse on Food Processor until all ingredients are chopped to form a coarse paste. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

*For a less pungent garlic flavor, use roasted garlic, or pour ½ cup boiling water over the garlic and let it stand for 5 minutes. Drain and dry completely before processing.

Nutritional information per serving (2 tablespoons):

Calories 73 (81% from fat) • carb. 2g • pro. 2g • fat 7g • sat. fat. 1g

• chol. 0mg • sod. 350mg • calc. 41mg • fiber 1g

Roasted Pepper Tapenade

Makes 1 cup

1small clove garlic, peeled

1jar (12-ounce) roasted peppers, drained, cut into 1-inch pieces

1oil-packed sun dried tomato, drained

2tablespoons green pimento-stuffed olives

1 teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil pinch salt

pinch pepper

Place the garlic in the work bowl fitted with the metal chopping blade. Process the garlic on Food Processor until chopped, about 10 seconds. Place the roasted peppers, sun dried tomato, olives, thyme, olive oil, salt, and pepper in the work bowl. Pulse on Food Processor until all ingredients are chopped to form a coarse paste. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers or on top of crostini.

This tapenade is also good spread over a log of chèvre and served with crackers, crostini, or sliced French bread.

Nutritional information per serving (2 tablespoons):

Calories 50 (42% from fat) • carb. 5g • pro. 1g • fat 2g • sat. fat 0g

• chol. 0mg • sod. 48 mg • calc. 16mg • fiber 1g

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Cuisinart BFP-10CH manual Quick Raspberry Sauce, Artichoke & Olive Tapenade, Roasted Pepper Tapenade

BFP-10CH specifications

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