Dip Dilemma

  I have a Dip Dilemma and I need your help!

This is the dip I made for Super Bowl Sunday.  It is missing a KEY flavor or taste and I can’t for the life of me, figure out just what that taste should be!  So here I am asking for your help!  And, so that I could have helpers that had actually TASTED the dip, I handed out samples to some of my foodie friends.

First of all, they all said they LOVED it and agreed it had the potential to be amazing.

Here are their suggestions:

~Less sugar. I TOTALLy agree, I’d say 3 T. instead of 6, is a good place to start.

~3 people suggested the addition of Cilantro (or as Ty’s teacher said in her darling accent: “CEEElantrooo”) {be sure to roll your r’s in your head when you read that part}

~Another friend suggested, chopped Mangos.  Mmmm!

~A more flavorful cheese like Herb and Garlic goat cheese or Mediterranean Feta

This has the potential to be reallyreally good!  If you come up with something clever, comment away, I want to hear it!

Chunky Black Eyed Pea Dip

• 16 oz. dry black-eyed peas, soaked and cooked according to package directions
• 3-5 cloves garlic
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups fresh corn (I used fresh-frozen from this summer)
• 2 ribs celery, diced
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper (this was the perfect amount of heat for me, but add more if you like it hot)
• 3 T. Worcestershire Sauce
• 4 oz. feta or goat cheese

Mix all ingredients together until sugar dissolves, then make the following dressing:

• 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 6 T. sugar (VERY sweet, I’ll do less next time!)

Pour over dip and stir very well.  Serve cold with chips.

  It’s good, its hearty, its healthy, but it is MISSING SOMETHING! Help!!!!!

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    Now, this next dip got RAVE reviews! It’s my Aunt Regena’s recipe and it was a DELICIOUS!!!!  I will make it again as soon as possible! It is mild with a hint of sweet and is all kinds of good.

And look how pretty it is!

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

(click title for easy printable)

Ingredients

• 2 cans (14 Oz Each) Shoepeg Corn
• 1 can (15 Oz.) Black Beans, Rinsed And Drained
• 1 bunch Green Onions, Chopped
• 5 ounces, weight Feta Cheese
• ¼ cups Sugar
• ¼ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
• ¼ cups Olive Oil

Rinse and Drain beans. Wash and chop green onions. Mix in large bowl with shoepeg corn and feta cheese. Combine sugar, vinegar and oil before pouring over everything. Let marinade several hours before serving with Tostitos scoops.

Delicious!

  Ok Dip Connoisseur’s, time for you to weigh in about Dip #1, I am listening!!!!

~T