Crudités with Anchovy Dip

Name: Crudités with Anchovy Dip
Yield: serves 8 to 12
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, peeled; 4 salted anchovy fillets packed in oil, rinsed and patted dry; 1/3 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon champagne vinegar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Red or yellow Belgian endive, quartered lengthwise; Celery, tough strings removed, cut into sticks; Fennel bulbs, cut into wedges; Small, thin carrots, peeled; Breakfast and globe radishes; Sugar snap peas, halved lengthwise; Summer squash, cut into spears; Red, yellow, or orange bell peppers, cut into sticks

January 24, 2012

This simple starter always brings me back to Provence, where I trained as a young chef. There, we served this sea-salty dip with scallions and red bell peppers, but now fennel is my favorite. This dip is so good, it works with any combination of vegetables; pick from my suggestions below. And if you think you don’t like anchovies, you have to try this. The milk mellows the intensity of the fish and the garlic and makes the dip incredibly creamy.

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