* Exported from MasterCook *

CREAM CHEESE AND GARLIC DIP WITH PITA TOASTS

Recipe By :the California Culinary Academy
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Dips & Spreads Egg/Cheese


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 lb cream cheese
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 lg garlic clove -- pressed
1/4 sm onion -- finely minced
1 tsp dried dill
1 tsp herbal salt substitute
1 pinch Tabasco sauce -- to taste
1 red bell pepper
----- Pita Toasts -----
3 lg pita bread rounds
1 tsp garlic powder

In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, onion, dill, and salt substitute. Add Tabasco to taste. Cut top off bell pepper and remove seeds. Spoon dip into hollowed-out bell pepper, cover with plastic wrap, and chill while you make the pita toasts. Pita Toasts: Cut each round of pita bread into 4 equal wedges. Toast until crisp, then open each wedge and dust inside lightly with garlic powder. Then arrange on a platter with dip. Makes 12 wedges.
This rich, creamy dip is surprisingly low-calorie and goes as well with a platter of crudites as with these crunchy pita toasts. It can be made up to six weeks ahead of time and frozen, or will keep refrigerated for up to 5 days. Serve the dip in a hollowed-out red or green bell pepper for an elegant presentation





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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 130 Calories; 9g Fat (59.7% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 22mg Cholesterol; 150mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat.

NOTES : The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore
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