Red Lentil Dip

This low fat dip tastes great and is healthy too!

2 cups cooked red lentils
2 tbs dairy free sour cream
1/4 of a roasted red pepper
1/2 tsp fresh thyme
1 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Put everything into a food processor and blend until smooth.
Serve chilled with tortilla chips or fresh vegetables.

Black Bean Salsa

I call this a salsa but it is more like a salad crossed with a salsa and a relish. Really it should just be called black bean deliciousness!! Feel free to leave out some of the ingredients if you don't like them... It is great as is or with a few things left out or a few more things added in - A good starting place kind of recipe!

Ingredients:
2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 red onion, finely diced
3 roma tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
1 fresh red or orange bell pepper, finely diced
1 fresh mango, diced
2 fresh avocados, diced
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp cumin
4 tbs lime juice
2 tbs olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

Directions:
Mix together everything in a bowl.
Serve chilled.
Delicious on grilled chicken or used as a dip or on grilled fish or on top of a bed of salad greens or just eaten alone!

Dipping Sauce Bonanza!!

Special Fry Sauce
This is delicious for dipping those oven fries I told you about earlier into. So good!!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tsp to 1 tbs Tabasco sauce (depending on how spicy you like it)
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp seasoning salt

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients.
Serve.
Stores in the refrigerator for up to one week if it lasts that long!


Honey Mustard Sauce
This is creamy, sweet and spicy all at the same time. Delicious on sandwiches or as a dipping sauce.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup yellow mustard
1/4 cup honey
2 tbs stone ground mustard
1 tbs horseradish

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients.
Serve.
Stores in the refrigerator for up to one week if it lasts that long!


'Tator Sauce
This is delicious on top of a baked potato or used as a dipping sauce for fries or tator tots.

Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup dairy free sour cream
1 medium sweet onion, chopped very fine
1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 tsp seasoning salt

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients.
Serve.
Stores in the refrigerator for up to one week if it lasts that long!

Creamy Dill Dip
This is so yummy to dip fresh vegetables in and also is good for dipping french fries and tator tots too.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup dairy free sour cream
4 tbs fresh dill, chopped or 2 tbs dried dill
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 tsp seasoning salt

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients.
Serve.
Stores in the refrigerator for up to one week if it lasts that long!

Black Olive Spread or Dip

This recipe is very good as either a spread on warm toasted bread bites or a dip for chips or fresh veggies.

Ingredients:
1 - 6 oz drained weight can black olives
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper blend
1 tsp dried marjoram or oregano 0r 1 tsp fresh thyme
2 tbs olive oil

Directions:
Drain the black olives then crush them using a potato masher.
Add the olive oil, herb, garlic powder, and pepper.
Mix well.
Serve immediately but best when chilled a few hours to allow the flavors to develop.