Sunday, July 6, 2008

Vegetable- Goat Cheese Spread

Here's a colorful, flavorful, cool dip for a hot summer night... Vegetable- Goat Cheese Spread.
It's an awesome sort of dip for dunking cucumber slices, radishes or carrots, as well as sliced baguette.

Lots of crunch. And lotsa veggies within!

This recipe can be found HERE.

33 comments:

  1. This looks perfect for a ladies luncheon/bridal shower I have coming up. Thanks for the recipe!

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  2. much better alternative to that sour cream and onion dip powder I use from time to time... thanks for the recipe!

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  3. Mmmm... delicious AND healthy!

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  4. Hiya- remember way back when you suggested Trader Joe's Chili Lime chicken burgers? Well I finally made them at your suggestion and we loved them. Just a nice change of pace. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Looks so good! I love goat cheese but have never thought of it as a base for a dip. Well done!

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  6. This looks mega yummy......i love goat cheese and cream cheese and veggies.......

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  7. Yum - with this hot weather, I'm all about a light dip on crackers. This looks wonderful!

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  8. More ways with veggies and with goat cheese, it's got to be good.

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  9. I did something really similar this weekend with feta instead of goat cheese. Looks wonderful!

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  10. What a perfect recipe for a nice esummer lunch.

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  11. Oh, I like the way this sounds. Thank you for posting!

    xoxox Amy

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  12. I love a crunchy spread for bread. Thanks for the recipe.

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  13. sure, you could put it on crackers or bread...or you could just dig in with a spoon. looks fantastic! :)

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  14. Your spread sounds yummy. I like the idea of the radish.

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  15. Can't go wrong with vegetable-based dips - YUM!!! :0)

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  16. I'm marking this one to try... we have a lot of get togethers this summer, so this would be a nice change from the usual onion soup and sour cream dip!

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  17. That looks so delicious! I love that it has lots of veggies in it. I bet it would also be yummy on a toasted bagel the morning after the party, if there was any left...

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  18. I love goat cheese, what a nice looking spread!

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  19. I bet even veggie-haters LOVE this!!I t looks so yummee!!!!

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  20. Love new dips/spreads This one is a must make for me, as I love goat cheese and eat it all the time.

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  21. OHHH, this looks so delicious! I love goat cheese. What a great combo of ingredients!

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  22. Yes very summery! I just got home from the market with a bunch of radishes. And I have goat cheese, hmmm, you gave me an idea!

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  23. That looks so great Lori - and really versatile! I bet it would go great as a sandwich spread too!

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  24. Goat cheese is so delicious and a perfect ingredient for a spread. I'd love this with a huge baguette...or a cucumber since I'm trying to be healthy :)

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  25. I love this! It's exactly the kind of dip I'm always looking for. Going to file this away immediately. Thank you!

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  26. Yum that sounds wonderful! I love your blog - it's so inspirational!

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  27. This recipe sounds great and it even looks refreshing, just the thing for hot, humid weather ... keep up the good work!

    Denise
    http://www.WineFoodPairing.blogspot.com

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  28. Yum! I am not a huge goat cheese fan, but this might be worth trying :) I love any veggie dip I can get my hands on though...

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  29. try this cheese spread

    Ingredients

    * 250 grams Spreadable cream cheese
    * 12 Cooked king prawns
    * 1 tablespoon Fresh basil
    * 3 Shallots
    * 1 tablespoon Bottled crushed ginger
    * Sweet chilli sauce

    Instructions
    Peel and roughly chop the prawns. Finely chop the basil and chop the shallots.
    Mix the cream cheese, basil, shallots, prawns and ginger in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
    To serve, mould the mixture onto a serving dish forming a slight depression on the top. Pour the sweet chilli sauce over the top and serve with crackers.

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  30. What a great recipe! I'm always looking for good recipes to serve with veggies, and this sounds like a winner!

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  31. Yeah, I definitely think I should give the stove/oven a break! :) This looks and sounds delicious, Lori!!

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  32. hey try this dip
    Ingredients

    * 1 Onion finely chopped
    * 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    * 1 sticks diced tomatoes
    * 1 small can Diced champignons
    * 2-3 teaspoons minced or chopped chilli
    * 400 grams kraft cheese spread

    Instructions
    Hot Chilli Dip

    Simple as Heck !!
    Method:
    Chop Onions, Champignons and Tomatos in preparation (or open Cans).
    Brown onions in oil, on medium heat, add tomato and champignons and warm or cook through. (About 4 minutes) Add Chilli to Taste - 2 full teaspoons = Medium, 4 full teaspoons = Hot. Continue to stir. Add Cheese Spread by spoon slowly melting each spoon full and mixing in with tomatos etc. Use entire 400 gm of Spread continue to stir until even consistancy. Pour entire contents into small Casserole Dish or similar (Oven Proof).
    Prepare before required and heat in Microwave or Oven before needed. (100 Deg Cel)

    Optional: add small can baby peeled prawns (200 gm) and/or small can diced capsicum (170 gm)

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