Stilton Date Dip Recipes

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer (blender or hand-held blender), combine both cheeses w/salt & pepper.
• When blended, add cream until dip reaches desired consistency.
• Fold in dates & bacon. Serve w/dippers and/or crackers of choice.
• NOTE: Altho the recipe did not suggest this, I feel a chill time to allow the flavor to develop would be ideal . & . I think this would be best if allowed to approach room temp b4 being served. My thoughts, but your choices. :-).

Steps:

• Place the cream cheese into a bowl, crumble the Stilton cheese on top and blend together.
• Add the sour cream and lemon juice; blend.
• Fold in the green onion and spinach.
• Cover and refridgerate for 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.
• This can also be served hot by placing finished dip in an oven safe dish, covering with foil and baking in a preheated 350 F oven for 15-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Make a lengthwise cut in each date and gently remove the pit, forming a pocket. Fill each date with 1/2 teaspoon cheese. Cut each piece of bacon in half by width. Take a strip of bacon and wrap it around each date, forming a slight overlap on the bottom (cut side up), and place on a rack within a sheet pan. Bake until bacon is crisp and cheese melts, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Allow to cool slightly and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• With a small paring knife, slit each date lengthwise and spread open just enough to remove the pit while leaving the date intact. Fill the cavity of each date with a small piece of blue cheese and fold the date over the cheese, pressing it back into its original shape.
• Cut a strip of prosciutto as wide as each date is long and wrap it around twice, enclosing the date almost completely. Place the dates on a sheet pan and bake for about 8 minutes, until the prosciutto is browned and the cheese starts to melt.
• Cool slightly and serve warm.

Steps:

• Cut the pear quarters into thin slices and toss in a bowl with the lime juice to help protect their natural colour. Blend the crème fraîche with half the stilton, ginger syrup to taste, and enough water (3-4 tbsp) to give a smooth, thick coating consistency. (Don't add too much water or it may separate.)
• Scatter the pear slices over six serving plates and follow with the walnuts, dates and remaining cheese. Can be prepared to this stage up to an hour ahead.
• Drizzle each salad with a little of the dressing and some walnut oil. Season with a grinding of pepper - you shouldn't need salt, as the cheese is salty. Mix the salad leaves and watercress very lightly with just a bit more dressing - some leaves should be touched by the dressing, some untouched. Gently pile the leaves on top of each salad.

Steps:

• Beat softened cream cheese until smooth, blend in milk.
• Add dates, almonds, cinnamon and almond essence, mix well & chill.
• Serve with cracker biscuits or fresh fruit as a dip or use as a spread on bagels, mmm yum!