WEEKEND TREATS

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CHEESY NACHOS WITH DIPS

Sharing platters are a great way to feed people at a get together with friends or family and are perfect for a night in. These nachos do just that, a mixture of corn chips, melting cheese and Jalapenos, plus our own homemade dips make them really more-ish!

Ingredients

Dip 1

• 2 handfuls baby spinach
• 1/2 jar grilled artichokes, drained
• 1 tbsp cream cheese

Dip 2

• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 handful parmesan, grated
• 1 squeeze lemon

Nachos and; Toppings

• 1/2 tin kidney beans
• 1/2 jar roasted red pepper, drained
• 2 packet plain nachos
• 1 wedge Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 small jar jalapeno peppers, drained and sliced

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Blitz the kidney beans, peppers, paprika, parmesan, lemon and seasoning to a beany paste.
3. Put the washed spinach in a hot dry pan and cook until just wilted, then squeeze out any excess water.
4. Blitz the artichokes and spinach together with the cream cheese until a puree.
5. Taste and adjust the seasoning (salty and pepper) and perhaps add a squeeze of lemon juice.
6. Scatter nachos over an ovenproof baking tray and sprinkle with cheese. Bung into the oven until melted and gooey
7. Splodge the dips onto the nachos and scatter with a few drained jalapeños. share immediately with friends. Enough for 4

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking