Easy Cheese Dip

Name: Easy Cheese Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 16 oz cheese - whatever combination of hard and soft cheese that you like (but I would stay away from "herbed" or "fruited" cheeses); 1/2 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth or dry white wine; 1 tsp fresh ground pepper

This easy cheese dip is perfect for quick and stress-free entertaining. Its a creamy and dreamy dip also known as “fromage fort” which sounds like French for “fancy and impressive” but it actually takes about 2 whole minutes and only 4 ingredients you likely have on hand anyway. Seriously, this is utterly perfect for easy holiday entertaining. Simply raid your refrigerator for all the cheese you have leftover from other parties and recipes and combine them with just a few other ingredients in a food processor to make an utterly fantastic appetizer that everyone will rave about.

If you don’t have any leftover cheese in your house (does that even happen?), I recommend checking out this awesome 3 Cheese Blend from Stella Cheese. It comes pre-shredded with a blend of Parmesan, Asiago and Romano cheese and its a perfect combination of buttery, nutty and sharp. Pair this with the Fontinella Cheese which adds a creamy and delicately sweet flavor profile and you have yourself one heck of an awesome appetizer!

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Easy Cheese Dip

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Easy Cheese Dip

Yield: 6 Servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves, peeled
16 oz cheese - whatever combination of hard and soft cheese that you like (but I would stay away from "herbed" or "fruited" cheeses)
1/2 cup chicken broth, vegetable broth or dry white wine
1 tsp fresh ground pepper

Instructions

Chop cheeses into smallish pieces, removing any rind or bits of mold.
Place the cheese, peeled garlic, pepper, and wine/broth into the bowl of a food processor and process until the mixture is soft and creamy, but not totally smooth.
Place in a serving bowl.
Either serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
Serve with sliced baguette, crackers, or vegetables.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 351 Total Fat: 27g Saturated Fat: 15g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 9g Cholesterol: 80mg Sodium: 714mg Carbohydrates: 4g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 1g Protein: 19g

This recipe is slightly adapted from Jacques Pepin.

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By Jenni

About Jenni

Jenni lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her amazing husband, two girls, two dogs who think they are children, and a feisty cat. She is the creator of The Gingered Whisk, a recipe blog dedicated to finding easy, healthy-ish, and tasty weeknight meals that kids and adults alike will love. She is super passionate about helping every member of a family learn to love great food. When not cooking, eating, or thinking about food, she is often hiking around area parks, creating intricate legos castles with her girls, watching nerdy tv with her husband, or curled up in a corner somewhere reading a good book.

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November 28, 2016 at 12:34 PM

That’s really different from the cheese spreads we’re used to making here in Greece. We bet it’ll taste amazing with a white Santorini wine;) Thank you for the delicious recipe and the innovative technique! Great work Jenni!
Mirella and Panos