READER RECIPE DEC 2012
Avocado Goat Cheese Dip
Ingredients:
3 ripe avocados
2 gloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
4 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces goat cheese
2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice
Directions:
1.Mix all ingredients at once with a large spoon or hand-mixer in a medium bowl
2. Serve with blue corn chips, pretzels or crackers.
Cream Cheese
Pesto Dip
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 diced tomato
1 cup pesto
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place cream cheese in a baking dish.
3. Spread pesto over cheese blocks.
4. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and tomatoes.
5. Bake 5 to 10 minutes
6. Serve with quartered pitas or breadsticks.
Honey Goat
Cheese Dip
Ingredients:
4 ounces goat cheese
3 tablespoons honey
Directions:
1. Stir together in a medium bowl.
2. Serve with fresh berries, apple slices or warm cookies.
Smoked Salmon Dip
Ingredients:
4 ounces goat cheese
3 tablespoons honey
Directions:
1. Stir together in a medium bowl.
2. Serve with fresh berries, apple slices or warm cookies.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Whisk butter, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl.
2. In another bowl, beat cream cheese until softened – add butter mixture
and powdered sugar, then add chocolate chip.
3. Cool in fridge before serving, serve your favorite bite-sized cookie.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, boiled and shredded (or 1 can of shredded chicken)
16 ounces cream cheese
1 cup ranch dressing
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a saucepan, combine cream cheese and ranch over low heat.
3. Pour mixture over chicken in a baking dish. 4. Sprinkle cheese on top.
5. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, let stand 10 minutes before serving.
6. Serve with veggies, crackers or breadsticks.
Peanut Butter Dip
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vanilla or honey Greek yogurt
1/2 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tbs. brown sugar
Directions:
1. Mix together in a medium bowl
2. Serve with celery, graham crackers cookies or apple slices.
Vegan White
Bean Dip
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white beans, drained
1/2 cup garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup juice from either bean can
1 teaspoon xantham gum
1/4 cup vegan cheddar cheese salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Process in a food processor.
2. Serve with carrots, red peppers or pretzels.
