Find fresh dips from a family-owned business

by Ellen Branigan

LW contributor

“Get your dip on” at Native Farms, a small family-owned business from Riverside. Patrick McGowan sells a variety of fresh, healthy dips, spreads, salads and breads each week. He has lentil, pumpkin and other flavorful dips; garlic spreads; and cucumber, shrimp and other salads, all ready to eat with fresh pita bread or chips. Don’t forget the grape leaves and olives.

My favorite is a sun-dried tomato, basil and garlic dip on pita bread. It makes a nice meal along with a salad.

Say hello to McGowan and the other vendors on Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-1p.m. at the Farmers Market at the Seal Beach Village near Roger Dunn’s Golf Shop.