Appetizers

Fresh Tomato and Corn Salsa

Try this salsa on grilled chicken or seafood.

Makes 2 cups (500ml)

Preparation: 5 - 10 minutes, plus 1 hour resting time.

1small onion, peeled, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces (about 1 cup [250ml] pieces)

1/3 cup (75ml) fresh cilantro

1medium jalapeño pepper, seeded, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces

3medium vine-ripened tomatoes, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces

1-1/2 teaspoons (7ml) fresh lime juice

2/3 cup (180ml) fresh or frozen corn kernels (frozen kernels do not need to be thawed)

3/4 teaspoon (3ml) salt

Insert the metal blade. Place onion, cilantro and jalapeño in work bowl. Process until finely chopped, about 5 seconds. Scrape work bowl. Add tomatoes and lime juice. Pulse until toma- toes are coarsely chopped, about 5 - 7 times. Add corn and salt; pulse once to just combine. Let sit for 1 hour before serving to allow flavours to develop. Serve with chips.

Nutritional analysis per tablespoon (15ml):

Calories 8 (0% from fat) • carbo. 2g • pro. 0g • fat 0g

sat. fat 0g • chol 0mg • sod. 56mg • fiber 0g

Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread

There is no such thing as too much garlic when it is roasted.

Makes 1-3/4 cups (435ml)

Preparation: 5 - 10 minutes, plus 1 hour to roast the garlic and 1 hour resting time.

1-1/2

large heads of garlic (entire bulb),

1

medium scallion, trimmed,

 

cloves peeled

 

cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) pieces

1

teaspoon (5ml) extra virgin olive oil

1/3

cup (85ml) roasted red peppers

1-1/3

cups (350ml) lowfat sour cream

 

(from a jar)

1/8

teaspoon (0.5ml) freshly ground black

 

 

 

 

 

pepper

Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Toss the peeled garlic cloves in the olive oil and wrap in foil. Set on middle oven rack and roast for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool.

Insert the metal blade. Purée the cooled garlic, 20 seconds. Scrape work bowl. Add remaining ingredients and process for 10 - 15 seconds. Scrape work bowl and process until smooth, about 10 seconds longer. Let sit in refrigerator to develop flavour, about 1 hour. Serve with

crudités or breadsticks.

Nutritional analysis per tablespoon (15ml):

Calories 30 (60% from fat) • carbo. 2mg • pro. 1g • fat 2g

sat. fat 1g • chol. 5mg • sod. 12mg • fiber 0g

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Cuisinart DLC-2011C manual Appetizers, Fresh Tomato and Corn Salsa, Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread

DLC-2011C specifications

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