Artisan Bread Spreads

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

    Blue Cheese, Pear and Chicken Spread
  1. Combine all ingredients.
  2. Spinach and Goat Cheese Spread
  3. 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.
  4. Vegetable Spread
  5. Crumble tofu with a fork. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.