3 to Spread on Bread, Crackers or add to Pasta

[metahara]

• Red Bell Pepper Spread

6 *Roasted Red Peppers either on the grill, an open flame or in the broiler

Cool in a paper bag. Peel the blackened parts off
Puree in a food processor
1/4 Cup or more  Extra Virgin Greek Olive Oil - drizzle it in while you puree and add as needed to get a
spreadable but not too thin texture
Balsamic Vinegar 3 dashes or to taste
Salt & Pepper
1 Garlic clove or 1 bulb roasted Garlic
1/4 tsp Dry Oregano, Thyme, Basil
yummy with crackers

*If you don't know how to roast bell peppers
click on these video links I found on Youtube for you
Oven or Broiler method
Gas stove burner method
cool roasted peppers in a Paper bag and seal it while it cools to make peeling them easier.
Then cut the top off and remove the seeds.

• Skordalia (garlic spread)
  

Skordalia
Day old bread soaked in Water or Milk or plain Almond Milk
several cloves of Garlic- this is Garlic Dip- go wild with it
Extra Virgin Greek Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Puree in a food processor
Spread on bread- this is good in the winter- kills germs, good for the kids

• Pesto

Pesto
Bunches and bunches of Fresh Basil
1 cup Extra Virgin Greek Olive Oil
3/4 Cup Pine Nuts (you can use some blanched almonds if your on a budget, or raw walnuts)
3/4 cup grated Parmesan
Salt and Pepper
Mash it all together with a Pestle and Mortar
or a food processor.