Dukkah

Serve this or take this to a party and you will be the coolest person ever. Make a bunch put it in a jar and give it as a gift – spread the word!

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 white baguette, sliced
• 1 cup Macadamia nuts
• 1/4 cup good quality Extra Virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin 
• 1/3 cup toasted sesame seeds
• large pinch of Kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven 350
2. Toast nuts in oven until slightly golden, keep an eye on them, don't leave them
3. Blitz nuts until resemble coarse breadcrumbs
4. In a bowl, mix nuts and all dry ingredients
5. Slice baguette, dip in oil then generously dip in dry mix, enjoy!

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Black Eyed Pea Salad

Serves 4

This culinarily ambiguous healthy salad…dip... side dish…or, as the south call it, "Cowboy Caviar" (which was highly recommended to me by my SIL, Danna) is so versatile, it's perfect for any potluck party.

INGREDIENTS

• 2/3 cup green onion, sliced
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 15 oz can black eyed peas, drained
• 11 oz can White Shoepeg Corn (or reg corn), drained
• 2 avocados, diced
• 1/2 cup tomato, de-seeded, diced
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix everything up in a big bowl, eat!

TIP: Make a bunch, keep it in the fridge, it'll be good for 4-5 days. I would serve this with a burger, steak or grilled Tuna. If you don't have BEPeas just use cannellini beans.

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Queso Fundido Con Chorizo

Serves 10 as an appetizer

So really, aside from the fancy name this is just melty cheese with chorizo - that happens to be damn good. BTW, you can sub 'soyrizo' for the pork chorizo if you want no animal, less fat and less flavor - but have it still taste pretty good.

Ingredients

• 10 ounces pork chorizo
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 ounces diced green chilis
• 1/4 cup green onions, diced
• Tortilla chips or something for serving

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Cook onion with chorizo in a medium sized oven proof skillet on the stove until chorizo is done - turn off heat
3. Add 3/4 cup of each cheese and the chilis to the chorizo - mix well
4. Add remaining cheeses to the top of skillet and place in oven
5. Cook until melty, bubbly and awesome looking - 15 to 20 minutes and remove from oven
6. Top with green onions and serve with something to put it on