Bye-bye Birdy Curry Dip

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 medium granny smith apple
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup celery, finely diced
• 3/4 cup fresh pineapple, crushed, or
• 8 1/4 ounces pineapple, crushed,drain well
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup cashews, chopped
• 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled (use gorgonzola cheese if available otherwise any blue-veined cheese will do.)

Recipe

• 1 mix the water and lemon juice in a small bowl.
• 2 slice the granny smith apple and put the slices into the lemon water to soak.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 put the mayonnaise into a serving bowl and add the celery, pineapple, curry powder, salt and pepper and blend well.
• 5 fold in the cashews.
• 6 remove the apple slices from the lemon water and dice.
• 7 stir into the mixture and then stir in the gorgonzola cheese, blending well.
• 8 cover and chill.
• 9 suggested dippers: pita triangles, bread chunks, tortilla chips, radishes, scallions, turnips, bell peppers.