Spicy Peanut Dip and Tofu-Vegetable Spread

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Spicy Peanut Dip and Tofu-Vegetable Spread

 

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup prepared salsa

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Several drops Tabasco sauce, to taste

Pinch of salt, to taste

 

Place all ingredients in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and

process until well blended.

Alternatively, mash all the ingredients together in a medium-size mixing

bowl.

Add more lemon juice or tabasco sauce, if desired.

 

Tofu-Vegetable Spread

....a pate' in minutes!

 

1/2 pound firm regular tofu

2 tablespoons tahini

1 tablespoon sweet white miso

2 teaspoons tamari (or to taste)

1/2 cup shredded carrot

1/4 cup sliced scallions

 

1) Steam or simmer the tofu in water for 10 minutes. Cool.

2) Crumble the tofu and place it in a food processor fitted with a metal

blade. Add the tahini, miso, and tamari and process into a thick paste. Add

the carrot and scallions and pulse until they are evenly distributed.

Transfer to a storage container and chill several hours before serving.

 

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