AVOCADO BASIL DIP

Ingredients:

• 1 avocado (peel, remove the stone and mash it, add a little lime juice and keep aside.)
• 10-15 fresh basil leaves
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 2 tbsp pinenuts, almonds, and cashews
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp chilled water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup veg or regular mayonnaise (or use 1/4 cup hung curd)
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala
• 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
• 1 tsp chopped parsley

Method:

1. Assemble all the ingredients for the dip.
2. Using a food processor, combine together the avocado mash, fresh basil, garlic, nuts, lime, olive oil and a few drops of chilled water and churn it into a nice smooth mixture.
3. Move into a mixing bowl and add in the mayonnaise or use hung curd. Blend together well.
4. Adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and chaat masala.
5. Chill the dip for around 20 mins.
6. Move into bowls, drizzle over with some olive oil, and on the top add in some seeds like flax seeds, melon or sunflower seeds for some crunch.

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