Dip into this at your Halloween party 

Halloween parties dot many a social schedule come late October, and parties mean food. While it’s customary to indulge in a few sweet treats on Halloween, adults may want something with a little nutritional value as well. This Halloween dip with carrots and canapes from Lines+Angles can make the perfect homemade party offering.

Halloween dip with carrots and canapes

Makes four servings

For the dip:

Three large avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and diced

One garlic clove, minced

One lime, juiced

One dash Tabasco sauce

1⁄2 cup sour cream

3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt

1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

One small handful cilantro, finely chopped

To serve:

Six large carrots

1⁄2 cup sour cream

One handful stuffed olives, sliced

One handful seedless red grapes, sliced

Five slivered almonds

1. For the dip: Mash together the avocado, garlic, lime juice, Tabasco, sour cream, salt and pepper in a serving bowl until smooth. 

2. Stir in the chopped cilantro. Cover and chill until ready to serve. 

3. To serve: Peel and cut two carrots into thick coins. Top with sour cream and then olive and grape slices. 

4. Cut the remaining carrots into finger shapes. Use a paring knife to shave down the ends into nail beds. Make a thin incision at the end of the nail beds and slide a slivered almond into them to mimic fingernails. 

5. Serve the finger carrots in the prepared avocado dip with the carrot coins on the side.