Festive "skinny Dip"

This is a versatile low-fat recipe for just about anything you can imagine!!! I got it from a "Homemaker's" magazine.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup 1% fat cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  1% low-fat sour cream or 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup  finely chopped green onion
• 1  garlic clove, finely minced
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped parsley
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh herbs (such as dill or basil, or 2 tsp. dried)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. In blender,combine cottage cheese and sour cream or yogurt; blend until smooth.
2. Transfer to bowl.
3. Add onions, garlic, parsley, herbs, salt and pepper.
4. Cover and refrigerate at least two hours to blend flavours; can be refrigerated up to 2 days.
5. Serve with raw vegetables or other low-fat dippers such as mini-pitas,bagel thins or Melba toast.
6. VARIATIONS: Clam, Crab or Shrimp Dip: Add 1/2 cup coarsely chopped canned clams, crab meat or shrimp.
7. Cucumber Dip: Add 1 cup coarsely grated cucumber that has been pressed in a sieve to remove extra moisture.