Name: Crudités with chipotle aïoli
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 6 as a starter
Ingredients: 250ml mayonnaise; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 2 tbsp chopped chives; 1-2 tsp chipotle paste; 1 lime juice only; vegetables for crudités (you could use fennel, carrots, courgettes with flowers, radishes, celery with leaves or cooked green beans, fresh peas, radicchio leaves and asparagus)

A wooden board on a grey stone background flled with vegetable crudités and a small pot of chipotle aïoli with red rippled through

250ml mayonnaise
2 garlic cloves
crushed
2 tbsp chopped chives
1-2 tsp chipotle paste
1 lime
juice only
vegetables for crudités (you could use fennel, carrots, courgettes with flowers, radishes, celery with leaves or cooked green beans, fresh peas, radicchio leaves and asparagus)

Method

step 1
Mix the mayonnaise, garlic, chives and chipotle paste together. Season, then add just enough lime juice to balance the flavour. Spoon into a serving bowl or several smaller bowls.
step 2
Trim the vegetables to serve as crudités and arrange on a platter around the bowl or bowls of aïoli.