<p>Yumi is a bit triggered by positive talk about alcohol and a bit triggered by the "dirty" in "dirty martini" - but there's no booze in Simon's recipe for a dip that you can put together in less time than it take for a friend to text and say, "I'm coming over!"</p><br><p><strong>DIRTY MARTINI DIP:</strong></p><p>Take a jar of good quality stuffed green olives and decant them into a powerful blender</p><p>splash in a bit of the brine</p><p>Add a tablespoon of cream cheese or Greek yoghurt</p><p>Squeeze of lemon</p><p>Pinch of garlic powder</p><p>Pulse to a tapenade texture</p><p>SERVE from a Martini glass with an olive on a cocktail stick for decoration</p><br><p><strong>WARM CHEESE STRAWS:</strong></p><p>Take a sheet of thawed puff pastry</p><p>brush with beaten egg</p><p>scatter with your favourite leftover cheese, something sharp</p><p>season with salt and pepper</p><p>(Simon doesn't say this but I would also add sesame seeds)</p><p>FOLD IN HALF</p><p>Slice into strips</p><p>Give the strips a little twist and spread them on a tray</p><p>Bake in a pre-heated 200C oven and cook for 12 minutes. Serve warm.</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>