Introduction to Artichoke & Roasted Pepper Dip

Series Summary

Appetizers first appeared in culinary history as a way to appease Greek and Roman rulers as they drank wine while waiting for their meals. Before the advent of nibbles to counter the alcohol, they might have demanded the banishment, even death of tens perhaps hundreds of servers as their stomachs growled and their buzzes took hold. In an effort to stem this loss of staff, the Roman Senate formed a special panel to investigate possible solutions. The result was the app tisor, which literally translates to “little meal.” Around this same time period, independent of any panel suggestions, peasant cooks realized they could keep family members from milling around the kitchen and getting on their nerves if they gave the hungry diners a snack before dinner.

In this free video recipe series, our expert will show you how to make one of the hottest new appetizers in restaurants, the artichoke and roasted pepper dip. This delicious artichoke dip is sure to please even the most distinguished palates. Get step by step instructions for preparing this dip, including how to chop and saute all the vegetables, including the peppers and artichokes. You will also learn how to bake your artichoke dip and even how to hollow out a bread bowl for serving your appetizer. If you've got a party to plan or just some friend over for dinner, keep their bellies from growling with this delicious dip.

Video Transcript

"Hi. This is Rich Buccola here in New York City and today on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to show you how to make an artichoke and roasted pepper dip. Alright today we're going to make a nice, it's actually a hot dip. It's really fun. It's easy. What makes this dip great is just, I love having a hot dip and you can mix so many things. We're going to use a little vegetables today to dip. We're going to have a little bagel crisps to dip. And we're even going to use some flat bread which is great. I'm also going to show you a cool way to serve it today. I'm just going to get this nice round bread and actually put the dip in here instead of using a bowl. It's really cool. My aunt used to do it like that and I've been copying her ever since. I'm going to show you today all the ingredients you'll need. I'm going to show you how much it costs. Of course how to make it, utensils to make it and my favorite thing, how to eat it. But if you come back, I'm telling you this is going to be a great, great dip. I love artichokes. If you love artichokes, you're definitely going to love this. And I love roasted red peppers. So we're going to combine the two of them with some Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise to bind it all together. Throw it in the oven and when it comes, ooh it's going to be good. It's artichoke and roasted red pepper dip."