Plastic Party Lady

Such a quick and easy salsa!

Simply Salsa

1 medium onion (I use a red onion)
2 cloves garlic
juice of 1/2 lime
1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp Tupperware Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend
Optional:
2-3 Tbsp fresh cilantro

Peel and slice onion into 4 pieces; place in Quick Chef with blade, cover and turn handle until onion is roughly chopped. Peel and smash two garlic cloves and add to Quick Chef. Add remaining ingredients; cover and turn handle until desired consistency. Remove blade and place salsa in snack cups or a bowl for serving. Serve with chips or as a topping for tacos.

Last weekend we had some friends over and on a whim I decided to experiment on everybody and make the Party Arti Dip which is in the Summer 2008 Tupperware catalog. This was soooo good! The four of us probably should not have polished off the whole thing in one sitting, but we did. It was worth it. I want to make more already.

Party Arti Dip

1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts, drained
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1/2-3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Combine ingredients in Quick Chef; turn handle until chopped. Place into 3-1/2 cup Rock ‘N Serve Round container and sprinkle top with a tablespoon of cheese. Microwave on medium high power for 3-4 minutes until hot. Serve with tortilla chips, pita, or bread.

My Tupperware Shop

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Don’t miss it! This deal has a “hard close” of June 13, which means it expires at midnight that night.

The Quick Chef was an item I received in my Tupperware starter kit. It is basically a hand-powered food processor. I was totally skeptical at first, figuring there was no way this little gadget would make its way into my own kitchen.

And then I tried it. It now sits in my cupboard, and is used often enough that I need to buy myself another one just to take to parties. I have not chopped an onion by hand in over 6 months. I quarter an onion, stick the pieces in the Quick Chef, turn the handle a few times, and I have chopped onions. Not onion soup, actual chopped onions. The best part? Since it has a lid, I don’t get all teary from onion fumes.

I use the paddle/whisk insert for any recipe in which I am mixing a powder into a semi-solid, like making onion dip from soup mix and sour cream. It does a faboo job with that sort of thing.

This morning I tried chopping nuts in it for the first time. It also did a great job, though the recipe I was using called for very finely chopped nuts. But if I just needed pieces, like for chocolate chip cookies, the pieces would have been the perfect size.

I love this thing!