{"id":7726,"date":"2010-05-21T08:14:18","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T12:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2016-01-27T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T13:03:58","slug":"swiss-chard-stalk-and-tahini-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=7726","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Chard Stalk and Tahini Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an ingenious Middle Eastern dish, and another example of how Mediterranean cooks never let a thing go to waste.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-57\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-7726\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"f94b049acb\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_7726_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(7726, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.2, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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Drain well and transfer to a food processor fitted with the steel blade.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          In a mortar, pound the garlic with 1\/2 teaspoon salt until you have a smooth paste. Add to the chard stalks. Process until smooth. Add the tahini and process until smooth. With the machine running, add the lemon juice and about 1\/2 teaspoon salt. Stop the machine, taste and adjust seasonings.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Transfer the dip to a wide bowl or platter. Smooth the surface with a spoon, then create small furrows with a fork or a knife. Drizzle on the olive oil, and decorate with the pine nuts and mint.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          <span class=\"bold\">Variation:<\/span> For a more garlicky version, use up to 6 cloves of garlic.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">8<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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