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Putanesca Salsa w/ Pecorino Pitas

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Putanesca Salsa w/ Pecorino Pitas
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dip
  • vrunka's Testing Notes: This is a zingy dip full of personality. I'm a big fan of puttanesca on pasta and now I love it as a dip, too. I added more anchovies and red pepper, but follow your taste. One thing to be...

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    Aliwaks's Notes: I was slogging up the remains of Putanesca Sauce with a bread heel the other day during Staff Meal, when it hit me…um YUMM, this would be amazing as a salsa, spicy, chunky tangy…totally the...

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Serves 4

  1. To Char a Tomato in the house: take a fresh tomato, pick it up with snug fitting tongs, hold over open flame of gar stove, let skin char Cut off top, squeeze lightly to get out the pits etc, Chop & salt immediately, Alternatively open a can of fire roasted dice tomatoes, drain, reserve juice for another use

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  2. Heat olive oil in saute pan till it shimmers, add capers, watch carefully, when they open like the little flower buds that they are turn off heat. Stir in mashed anchovy filet , garlic & red pepper, let sit till cool.

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  3. Mix together tomatoes, olives, lemon zest & onion

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  4. Whisk vinegar in to olive oil/garlic etc

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  5. Pour over tomatoes etc, taste season as needed let sit at least 10 minutes before serving

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  6. Stir in parsley just before serving.

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  1. mix together cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, marjoram & ground pepper

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  2. Toss pita triangles with mixture

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  3. Bake on rack over cookie sheet at 350 till crisp (@ 10-12 minutes)

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