Garden Garbage Dip

Prep 15 min
Total 15 min
Ingredients 14
Servings 20

Let your veggies dive into this dip churned from a barrage of naturally pungent flavors, perfect for Halloween. Carrot "fingers" put the exclamation point on this eerie table embellishment! MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated July 14, 2009

Ingredients

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

cup sour cream

1/4

cup finely chopped radishes (about 2 medium)

1/4

cup finely chopped green onions (4 medium)

1/4

cup finely chopped cucumber, drained

1/4

cup finely chopped green bell pepper

tablespoon sugar

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon dried dill weed

Dash pepper

medium radish

ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots

plastic bat or spider finger ring

cups assorted cut-up fresh vegetables

Steps

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1

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, 1/4 cup radishes, the onions, cucumber, bell pepper, sugar, salt, dill and pepper with electric mixer on low speed about 1 minute or until well blended. Spoon into 1-quart serving bowl.
2

For garnish, cut 5 small, thin oval slices from radish to look like red fingernails. Use small amount of dip to attach "fingernails" to small ends of carrots. Arrange carrots in dip to look like hand emerging from dip. Slip plastic ring onto "ring finger." Serve dip with cut-up vegetables. Store in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

After using the vegetables you need for the dip, cut the remaining veggies to serve with the dip. Or pick up the small amount of veggies you need at the salad bar in the deli section of your grocery store.