Bluecheesewalnutdip Recipes

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• In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a wooden spoon until softened. Mix in walnuts; season with salt and pepper. Gently fold in blue cheese, breaking up as little as possible. Transfermixture to a small bowl; smooth top. Serve with crackers or crostini. To store: Cover with plastic wrapand refrigerate, up to 1 week.

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• Beat first 4 ingredients until blended; gently stir in blue cheese and chives. Transfer to a serving bowl. If desired, sprinkle with pecans. Serve with apple and pear slices.

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• Mix first four ingredients until blended; stir in cheese. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours, until flavors are blended., To serve, top with walnuts. Serve with vegetables.

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• In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, dried parsley, blue cheese and garlic salt. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until serving.

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• In a mixing bowl, beat together cheese, sour cream, and onion with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Stir in blue cheese, walnuts, and bacon.
• Mix well.
• Chill up to 24 hours.
• If dip thickens after chilling, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
• Serve and enjoy.

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• Mix ingredients together and chill until serving.
• Serve with celery, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers and/or crackers.

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• Combine flour and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
• Cut in cheese and butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add walnuts and egg yolks.
• Stir till combined.
• Form mixture into ball, knead till mixture clings together.
• Divide dough in half, shape each half into a log 9 inches long.
• Wrap logs in blastic wrap, chill at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut each log into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place slices 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or till bottoms and edges are golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• To make ahead, store tightly covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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• Puree 1 1/2 cups sour cream, 3/4 cup mayonnaise and 1/2 pound blue cheese. Add chopped chives, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and celery salt and pepper to taste.
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• Combine the cumin, salt, cardamom and pepper; set aside.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add walnuts and saute until light brown.
• Sprinkle with sugar; saute until sugar melts and turns light amber.
• Remove from the heat; toss nuts with spice mixture. Cool.
• In a food processor, combine 1/2 pound blue cheese, chevre, cream cheese and butter; puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; fold in brandy and scallions. Mix parsley and chives in a separate bowl.
• Oil a skinny terrine mold and line with plastic wrap. Pipe a third of the cheese mixture into the bottom of mold and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with a third of the remaining blue cheese, a third of the spiced nuts and a third of the parsley-chive mixture. Repeat layers twice. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon from skillet, drain on paper towels and crumble.
• Place garlic in hot bacon grease. Cook and stir until soft, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place cream cheese and half-and-half in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in bacon, garlic, blue cheese and chives. Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish.
• Bake covered in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
• In a medium bowl, combine blue cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, shallot, lemon juice and paprika. Stir to blend, then season with salt and pepper.
• Just before serving, stir in chopped walnuts and top with more chives. Enjoy with celery, cabbage and saltine crackers.

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• To make the pastry, blitz the walnuts in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs. Add the flour and a large pinch of salt. Pulse briefly to combine, then add the butter and pulse until it resembles large crumbs. Add the egg yolk and pulse until the dough comes together (add 1 tbsp cold water if it seems dry). Squash the dough into a disc, then wrap in baking parchment and chill for at least 30 mins.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 5. Heat the butter and 1 tbsp oil in a heavy-based frying pan or skillet over a medium heat, and cook the shallots, sage and chard stalks for 5-8 mins until soft and starting to caramelise. Add the chard leaves and continue to cook until wilted, then remove from the heat.
• Put the chilled pastry between two sheets of baking parchment and roll out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use it to line a 20cm tart tin, then chill for 30 mins until firm. Toss the pear slices in 1-2 tsp oil on a baking sheet.
• Scrunch up a sheet of baking parchment and use it to line the pastry case, then fill with baking beans. Bake for 15 mins, alongside the pears. Remove both from the oven. Remove the parchment and beans from the pastry case, then bake for 8-10 mins more, until the bottom is golden and crisp.
• Lightly beat the eggs in a bowl, then season with some nutmeg and whisk in the crème fraîche. Stir in the cheese. Pour half the mixture into the tart case, then layer in two-thirds of the chard mixture. Arrange the roasted pear slices and remaining chard mix on top, then pour over the remaining custard. Dot over the walnut halves, then bake for 28-30 mins, or until golden and cooked through. Leave to cool for 20 mins, then slice and serve.

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• In a mixing bowl, blend together cream cheese, blue cheese, sour cream, and Worcestershire sauce until well-blended.
• Stir in walnuts and chives. Spoon into serving bowl. Garnish with extra chives, if desired.
• Chill at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
• Serve with crackers or celery.

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• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1/2 teaspoon drippings., Saute garlic in reserved drippings for 1 minute; transfer to a small bowl. Add cream cheese and cream; beat until smooth. Stir in the blue cheese, chives and bacon., Transfer to a 1-qt. baking dish; cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Sprinkle with almonds; serve with chips.