Showing posts with label Vegetable Dip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegetable Dip. Show all posts

Flavorful, Herb-y Cheese Spread

5oz. neufchatel cream cheese
3oz. gorgonzola crumbles
3oz. grated aged, nutty Swiss cheese
3 med. garlic cloves - minced
1t± Italian Seasoning
1t± my Rosemary Seasoning * 
1t smokey Spanish paprika

Soften the cream cheese in a small glass bowl, in the microwave for 30 seconds.  Add the remaining ingredients and mash together, with a fork.  Spread on crackers, if you're a Cracker-Person, or as I like to do, cut a big carrot into diagonal cross-sections, rinse, put on a plate, cover with a coffee filter and microwave for 30-45 seconds to steam-soften them.  Rinse with cold water, plate with some of this great spread.

It's an amazing heavy dip for hard vegetables such as kohlrabi, tender young turnip wedges, celery heart, mini English cucumbers, radishes, steamed carrots. . .Mmmmm!!

I'm also a Huge Fan of Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!  Usually mine are American cheese on either disgusting white bread, or very healthy, sprouted grain bread! (talk about extremes, right!?!)  But, no matter what bread I use, they always have a BIG slice of raw onion and a BIG cross-section slice of a good beefsteak tomato.  Well, I'm seriously thinking this cheese spread, on a piece of grainy bread, with onion and tomato would make a Wonderful Grilled Cheese Sandwich!!
Maybe Tomorrow!  If I do, I'll report back! . . . Lin