One day for lunch we needed something quick and easy. We had been working in the garden, were hot and tired, and didn’t want to spend a hour prepping. I wanted a healthy meal for the whole family that wasn’t laborious. I came up with a quick and easy cucumber herb dip, because this is what we had on hand:
- A little goat cheese
- Fresh herbs from our new garden
- A cucumber
The attachments for my food processor are still packed, so I popped these ingredients into my hand blender processor attachment (that I’ve been using for about 11 years) and gave them a spin. I meant to make a spread, but the cucumbers and my heavy-handed pouring of milk gave me a dip instead! See? Food can be tasty and healthy even if you didn’t quite make what you originally intended! Just roll with it.
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HERE’S THE “RECIPE” FOR MY QUICK AND EASY HERB DIP
Quick and Easy Cucumber Herb Dip
Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
Author: Truly Blissful
Serves: 1½ cups
Ingredients
- ½ log (about 5 oz) of goat cheese or substitute cream cheese
- Fresh herbs of your choice~I used basil, rosemary, thyme, and oregano
- A few slices of cucumber
- 2 cloves of garlic or to taste
- Salt
- Cracked black or white pepper
- Milk to thin to desired consistency
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients, except milk, into a food processor or attachment for a hand blender. Blend until all of the herbs and cucumber are thoroughly pureed.
- Taste your dip. Can you taste the herbs? If not, add a few more. Is it salty enough? If not add a pinch more.
- Put in a pretty bowl or large tea cup, and add a sprig of fresh herb to the top.
- Serve with carrots, cucumber, bell pepper, or other vegetables, crackers or even chips.
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MAKE IT A MEAL!
Now that you have a yummy dip and veggies to go with it, add a few additional items to make it a quick and easy meal!
Here’s our menu:
- Tuna with apples, cucumber and red onion
- Sliced Ataulfo Mango (the yellow ones)
- Various cheeses (We had Kerrygold Dubliner and Chipotle Bellavitano~both from Costco)
- Rice crackers
- Mango iced tea or mint iced tea sweetened with honey
Happy Eating!
Carolina and Darie
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