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Gaucho Dip Recipe

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From Wellshire Inn, Denver, Colorado

A popular Denver inn restaurant shares this herbal dip recipe served with bread. It may also be used as a salad dressing for pasta salad.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tablespoon fresh garlic, chopped
  • 3/4 bunch fresh parsley
  • 3/4 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 ounce fresh mint leaves
  • 2 ounces fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 ounces red wine vinegar
  • 4 cups olive oil

Preparation:

Wash, pick from stems and dry all herbs thoroughly.

Place garlic, parsley, cilantro, mint, basil, red pepper, salt, lemon juice, and wine vinegar in blender and quick-blend. Add olive oil last in a slow, steady stream.

Serve with sliced, dense bread or as a dressing for cold pasta salad.

Yield: about 5 cups

Recipe Source: Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Reprinted with permission.

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