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My dad has a few favorite vendors at the farmers market that he loyally returns to. I suspect it has something to do with their levels of generosity with samples. One of them sells Middle Eastern style dips and salads. One of our favorites is a beet-goat cheese dip. I attempted to recreate it tonight and it came out pretty tasty. His is usually a smooth spread but I left mine a little more on the chunky side. It was great on some toasted hearty bread.

2 lg beets
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/3 cup goat cheese
1/2 tsp parsley
1 slice of orange

Scrub beets then wrap in 2 layers of foil and bake for an hour
Unwrap them and let cool, then peel off skins
Cut in chunks and throw in the food processor with yogurt, goat cheese, parsley and the juice of the orang
Blend until desired consistency is reached

I love deviled eggs but I especially like dressing them up and making my own variations. There’s so much to more to fill with than just the plain ole’ egg yolk, mayo, mustard

This is my most recent rendition.

3 hardboiled eggs
1 tbsp grainy mustard
12 capers
1 tbsp pickled onions
2 sprigs thyme or rosemary or both
black pepper sprinkling
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp goat cheese

peel eggs, halve and scoop out yolks
chop some of your herbs making sure to leave a coupe of sprigs (only the most good-looking) for garnish
add mustard, olive oil and goat cheese and mash
refill egg halves with the mix (baby spoons are great)
top each egg with a sprinkle of pepper, a pickled onion or two, a couple capers and a nice little sprig of herbacious greens of your choice

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