Bagna Cauda (Fresh Vegetables w/ Warm Anchovy Cream Dip)
by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
September 1, 2006
BASTA PASTA
37 W 17th St
(5th & 6th Aves)
New York, NY 10011
212-366-0888
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You might think that no matter how “fresh” vegetables may be, they can’t be that exciting. Well, think again. The key here is the warm anchovy cream dip. This is not the thick creamy dip that you are used to seeing, but a thin soupy sauce that is so addictive that once you run out of vegetables, you’ll continue to soak it up with bread or whatever else you can find around you to consume. The vegetables served at Basta Pasta are also more interesting that the run-of-the-mill carrot and celery sticks, with okra, endive, asparagus, radish, and radicchio as part of the mix. (Selection of vegetables vary depending on seasonal availability.)
Also in Flat Iron District, Italian, Vegetables
