In Italy, this warm, garlicky dip is traditionally served with raw vegetables, such as baby carrots and radishes, but it is also good with simply steamed, sprouting broccoli.
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Serve this with simple grilled chicken or fish. The stew brings a lovely garlic flavor of its own.
Celebrate the first of new season’s asparagus with this easy appetizer. You can use only green asparagus, or include white and purple spears.
This chickpea and tahini dip is one of the most widely recognized of all Middle Eastern dishes. It tastes great with warm pita bread and sticks of carrot, cucumber, celery, and bell pepper.
As well as stirring it through pasta, try spreading this zingy pesto on bruschetta and topping it with tomatoes and basil. It also works well on pizza bases.
There are many versions of this powerful, versatile anchovy paste. Typically French, it has an addictive salty taste, but use sparingly because it goes a long way.
This fresh cheese made from strained yogurt is served as a mezze dish in the Middle East. It is good sprinkled with herbs or spices and served with toasted flatbreads.
Smoked salmon can be expensive, but cheaper packages of salmon trimmings work well for this recipe.
Artichokes and fennels both contain heart-friendly levels of potassium.
Tapenade, which takes its name from the Provençal word for capers, tapeno, is the quintessential tapas of Provence. The most traditional one is made with black olives.