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Decided to post a cooking pic....
Not that I took the time to REALLY make these little pita trees beautiful...I only sprinkled on the red peppers... didn't place them in carefully chosen spots.... because people (and mostly men) would be looking at them for 2 seconds, deciding if they were stomach-worthy, then popping them in their mouths... but still thought they were kind of fun and festive!

Anyway... I changed the recipe a bit... as I can't stomach guacamole and am not a huge hummus fan.  So, I went to my trusty spinach dip recipe and since the trees needed to have a good green hue, I pulverized it all... and made a few adjustments.   And didn't go the light-on-fat version, either.... this is the holiday season, after all!

Pita Christmas Tree Appetizers

1 packet Knorr vegetable recipe mix
1 cube cream cheese
1 1/2 c. mayo
1 - 10 oz. box frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (really ring that sucker out!)
1/2 c. chopped, fresh basil
3/4 c. pine nuts, shelled (of course)
3 green onions, chopped
6 pita pockets
Small, skinny pretzel rods
1 red pepper, chopped and blotted dry

Mix first 7 ingredients and really cream them up in a food processor... I used my hand held-mixer and it worked great!
Refrigerate and allow to firm up.
With a pizza cutter, cut each pita pocket in half and spread a teaspoonful of dip into each pocket, press down firmly so it holds together well and won't open up.
Spread a generous portion of dip on the top of each half.
Cut into triangles like you're cutting a pizza.
Take a pretzel rod and gently insert into the bottom of each piece, pushing through into the pocket.
Sprinkle (or arrange nicely) the red pepper on top of dip.

YUMMM!

Oh... and a sprig of rosemary on the side of the plate (the way it looked on Pinterest... HA!) adds a nice little touch... I took the pic before I did that though!  Ho ho!



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