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Make this spicy cream cheese dip (or spread) for the holidays

11/16/2015 //  by Connie Veneracion

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One of the advantages of being a home-based cheesecake seller is that we never run out of supply of cream cheese at home. We buy cream cheese in bulk, we choose the batch with the farthest expiration date and use the cheese following the first-one-in-first-one-out principle. What we don’t use for baking cheesecakes, we experiment with. Cream cheese is just so versatile. When chilled, it can go into the center of a meatball. Softened, it can be mixed with spinach to make meatless dumplings, it can go into stews, it is great with pasta and you can even make a quickie version. If I knew who invented or discovered cheese, I’d write an ode to him or her. But cheese is older than recorded history and whoever made the first cheese is unknown. So there goes my ode.

Make this spicy cream cheese dip (or spread) for the holidays | casaveneracion.com

Everyone in my family loves cheese. Vegetarian Sam will never be a vegan because she will not give up eating cheese. Cheese is just too delicious. And gooey melty cheese… If I were a proponent of food porn, I’d say that photos of melting cheese has got to be among the most visceral of food images.

It isn’t surprising, therefore, that cheese was at the forefront of our Christmas Eve dinner two years ago. We had twice baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese stuffing, and we had this bowl of salty creamy delight bursting with flavors of herbs and spices. This cream cheese mixture is great as a dip or a spread.

Spicy cream cheese dip (or spread)

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4 (1 and 1/4 cups)
Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 250 grams cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 bird’s eye chili chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped mint
  • 2 bell peppers roasted, peeled and finely chopped
  • dash lime juice
  • finely grated zest of one lime
  • salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions

  • In a bowl, whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  • Stir in the rest of the ingredients, except the salt and pepper.
  • Add salt and pepper little by little, tasting as you go along.
  • Leave for at least 30 minutes at room temperature to allow the flavors to develop.
  • Serve with thinly sliced toasted bread, break sticks or crackers.
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Category: Appetizers & Snacks, Bread & BreakfastTag: Cheese, Christmas, Sauces (salsas) & Dips

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    11/17/2015 at 4:18 am

    OMG comments section is back! (Sorry just surprised, is all :p ) Chevre is my new favorite soft cheese. So much sharper than cream cheese, though my mom thinks it’s ma-anggo :p

    • Connie Veneracion

      11/19/2015 at 1:41 am

      LOL Just for some posts. I’m trying to see if Spot.im is a better option. :)

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