Bell Pepper And Garlic Dip

If you are planning to host a bridal shower then you need to decide what bridal shower food you would like to be served in bridal shower party. If you have decided to have some appetizers and you do not have decided which dip to be served with that dish, in that case Bell pepper and garlic dip. You can serve this dip with potato chips, pita chips, roasted papad, crackers, etc. However, you need to serve it with a kind of bland dish.

This is because bell pepper and garlic dip is a little spicy dip and it complements the bland taste of the dish. However, this dish is a good option as it is healthy because it has vegetables. It does not contain any fatty food items. So, if anyone is on diet this is the best option of food. This dip is not silky and smooth unlike other type of dips. It is a chunky kind of dip.

If you decide to serve this dip in your bridal shower party then you need to decide whether you want to put onion or not and whether you want to put the roasted onion and garlic or you want to put raw garlic and onion to this dip. Then, you need to make checklist of the ingredients which you like to add to bell pepper and garlic dip. You typically need red bell peppers, white breadcrumbs, olive oil, lemon juice, onion, tomato puree garlic, and salt with pepper season to prepare bell pepper and garlic dip. You can add some cheese or tomatoes if you like the garlic and onion are roasted.

If you decide not to roast the onion, garlic, or red pepper, then you can use this recipe. Scoop off the seeds and white thick part from the red pepper and put those with garlic in a pan and add some water to it. Now, boil it till the bell pepper becomes tender and drain bell paper and garlic and keep it aside to cool. Now mix the bell pepper and garlic mixture with lemon juice, tomato puree, red chili powder, and olive oil and beat and blend it in the mixer. Now add this mixture to the bowl of breadcrumbs and add some salt. Your bell pepper and garlic dip is ready. You can spiracle some chopped raw onion and coriander to this bell pepper and garlic dip to add to the taste. You can use parsley leaves instead of coriander leaves.

If you are planning to make the bell pepper and garlic dip with roasted onion and garlic, you need to follow the following recipe. First, scoop off the seeds and white part from the red bell pepper and chop the red bell pepper. Then roast the bell pepper and tomatoes in the grill oven or in a pan. Then you need to steam the tomatoes and bell pepper till skin of tomatoes comes off and bell pepper becomes mushy. Then let it cool for some time. Then, roast chopped raw onion and garlic till both turn in to golden brown in color. Then pour both the ingredients in to the blender and beat and blend those with lemon juice, red chili powder, and add some salt. Do not make a paste. Your bell pepper and garlic dip is ready. You can garnish this with coriander leaves, parsley leaves, or grilled onion.

Make sure that you choose bland veggies for these dips. This is because capsicum based dips are bound to become spicy. Along with bell peppers there is garlic, onion, black pepper, etc. Hence the crackers or veggies you chose should be mild. Some of the bell pepper dips would be granulated while some that are more cheese based are soft.

Sour cream, cheese, and onion are a good combination for any dip. You can take this as a base and then add roasted bell pepper, garlic and any other spices you want. You can place this dip in a glass and arrange veggies and crackers on the top of it like you would arrange a bunch of flowers in a small vase. You can put short sticks of beans, cucumber, carrot, etc., in the glass with their one end in the dip. One more way to serve this is to take a plate that has a place in the center to pour the dip. You can surround this by crackers and veggies. Just pass around this plate among your family and friends. This gives a very informal feel.