April 18, 2008 at 3:46 pm
· Filed under Cheese/Yogurt/Dairy, Recipes, Tip Of The Day, Breakfast
 If you don’t have time to make scallion cream cheese, do the next best thing: Snip chives into a small dish so that guests can sprinkle them on top of the cream cheese. It takes two minutes to wash and snip the chives. |
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When we serve flavored cream cheeses at brunch, the scallion cream cheese is the first to disappear. But commercial brands are gummy and specialty store fresh-made is pricey. Here’s our trick: Buy plain cream cheese, preferably organic. Using electric beaters on slow, blend 8 ounces of cream cheese with 2 tablespoons of sour cream (you can add more for a more fluid spread). Add 2 tablespoons of chopped scallions, or more to taste. That’s it! We also love olive cream cheese: Purée roasted peppers and, instead of the sour cream, blend 2 tablespoons or more of purée to taste. Add chopped green olives stuffed with pimento. Strawberries, bananas, guava, papaya, mango and pineapple (canned) are great blend-ins for sweet spreads. Read about more of our favorite dips and spreads in the Salsas, Dips & Spreads Section of THE NIBBLE online magazine. |
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If you don’t have time to make scallion cream cheese, do the next best thing: Snip chives into a small dish so that guests can sprinkle them on top of the cream cheese. It takes two minutes to wash and snip the chives.