Artisan Bread Spreads
Ingredients
- Blue Cheese, Pear and Chicken Spread
- 1/2 cup finely chopped roasted chicken or turkey
- 1/4 cup diced pear
- 1/4 cup blue cheese
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- Spinach and Goat Cheese Spread
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
- 1 (35 ounce) package goat cheese
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon thyme
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- Vegetable Spread
- 1 (123 ounce) container firm tofu
- 1/2 cup soy mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
- 1/2 cup diced green pepper
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup grated carrot
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, plus...
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Curry Powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup chopped salted, roasted cashews
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
All spreads may be made one day ahead. Refrigerate, covered. Serve on baguette slices, water crackers or vegetable crudites.
Directions
- Combine all ingredients.
- With food processor running, drop garlic through feed tube to finely chop. Add all remaining ingredients and process until well blended. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
- Crumble tofu with a fork. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
Blue Cheese, Pear and Chicken Spread
Spinach and Goat Cheese Spread
Vegetable Spread
* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.