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Dips & Pate
Sweet Fondue
Soak dried apricots and dried figs in separate bowls for a few hours or overnight, in pure water to just barely cover the fruit. Soak medjool dates for 30 minutes or so. Make three thick fondue sauces by blending each fruit with its soak water, adding more water only if needed.
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Arrange sliced apples, pears, and celery sticks on a platter, with the three dipping sauces in the center.
Savory Fondue
3 savory sauce ideas to make in a blender: Cashew-Lime-dill
Pecan-soaked sundried tomato-orange-basil Sunflower Seed-lemon-parsley
Arrange a selection of celery, jicama, carrot, and/or cucumber sticks, and red bell pepper slices on a platter, with the sauces in the center.
Salsa
tomato, cucumber, corn, red bell pepper, lime, cilantro, optional avocado
Finely dice tomato, cucumber, and red bell pepper. Cut corn kernels off the cob, and toss in a bowl with the other fruits. Squeeze a lime over all, add diced cilantro, and toss well. (Optional: add some diced avocado.)
Guacamole
Mash or blend a ripe avocado with lime juice to taste.
Variations: add a few finely chopped, soaked sundried tomatoes; add finely chopped fresh tomato and red bell pepper; add fresh corn kernels and finely chopped parsley or spinach
Nut or seed pate
In a food processor, blend your choice of one type of nut or
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