Vegetable Chips With Blue-Cheese Dip

Serves: 4

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

51

Sweetness

55

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Season with salt and pepper

2

Cover and chill 2 hours

3

Make the dip: Blend the heavy cream in a blender until slightly thickened

4

Add the sour cream, lemon juice, blue cheese, scallions and garlic powder and pulse to combine

5

Make the chips: Heat 1 to 2 inches vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F

6

Rest a cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with paper towels

7

Spread some flour in a baking dish, add the beet slices and toss

8

Tap off the excess flour, then fry the beets in batches (don't overcrowd the pot), stirring occasionally to make sure they don't stick to each other, 3 to 5 minutes, or until the fizzling around the chips slows down

9

Transfer the chips with a slotted spoon to the rack and season with salt

10

Let cool at least 5 minutes; the chips will crisp up as they cool

11

Return the oil to 350 degrees F between batches

12

Replenish the oil, if necessary, and return to 350 degrees F

13

Dredge the sweet potato slices in flour and fry in batches, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes

14

Transfer to the rack, season with salt and let cool

15

Serve the chips with the blue-cheese dip

16

Photograph by Steve Giralt