Herbed Garlic Cheese Dip Recipe

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Served with chilled beverages and bite-size vegetables, my garden-fresh dip makes a simple yet surprisingly elegant beginning to any meal.—Josephine D. Piro, Easton, Pennsylvania

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Herbed Garlic Cheese Dip Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 21 Servings

5 25 30

Ingredients

20 garlic cloves, unpeeled
1-2/3 cups crumbled farmer cheese (about 14 ounces)
1/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves
1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 green onions, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons packed fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Assorted fresh vegetables

Directions

Place garlic in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 20 minutes or until softened. Drain and rinse in cold water; peel garlic. Place in a food processor.
Add the farmer cheese, basil, cream cheese, oil, onions, parsley, water, rosemary and cayenne; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; chill until serving. Serve with vegetables. Yield: 2-2/3 cups.

Nutritional Facts 2 tablespoons (calculated without vegetables) equals 60 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 19 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 fat.

Originally published as Herbed Garlic Cheese Dip in Country Woman December/January 2011, p45

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia