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Yogurt Sour CreamYogurt replaces commercial sour cream in most recipes. Use plain or add chives, bacon bits, onion flakes, onion or garlic salt, seasoning salt, or ground pepper to flavor yogurt. Use as a base for chip dips or gourmet dressings by adding herbs and spices.
Yogurt Cream Cheese
Make cream cheese from yogurt. This is perhaps the simplest cream chees method and the result is tangy and delicious. Simply pour homemade yogurt into a cheese bag and let drain for an hour or two. This drained yogurt can be used in recipes for dips, spreads, sauces and dressings. A thicker consistency than that of ordinary yogurt is obtained by draining of the excess water.
Yogurt Avocado Dip
1/2 cup yogurt
1 large avocado
3 tablespoons lemon juice
garlic powder
salt to taste
Mash avocado, add lemon juice and seasonings; add yogurt and beat well. Serve with fresh crisp vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, turnips, celery, etc.). If you like it hotter and spicer, you can experiment with finely minced hot peppers, onions, garlic, and chili powder.
Yogurt Health Dip
2 cups unflavored yogurt
2 cups skim milk cottage cheese
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
In a medium bowl blend yogurt and cottage cheese thoroughly. Sprinkle in sesame seeds, wheat germ, celery salt and garlic powder. Blend well. Salt to taste. Chill. Makes 4 cups. Serve as a dip accompanied by vegetable relishes or crisp crackers. Vegetable relishes: Raw cauliflower, carrot and celery sticks, green pepper chunks, broccoli spears, zucchini slices, and so forth.
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