St. Patrick’s Day Recipe: Green Pesto Cream Cheese Spread For Bagels & More
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We have plenty of St. Patrick’s Day recipes, but here’s a new one to start your day: Green Pesto Cream Cheese & Bagels. Yes, some places will be selling plain green bagels for St. Patrick’s Day. But if want your favorite bagel topping—poppyseed, sesame, everything, whatever—it couldn’t be simpler to make a St. Pat’s bagel at home. Just combine a jar of pesto with cream cheese (photo #1)! You can also use the recipe as a spread with crackers, or make it less thick for a dip, by adding plain Greek yogurt. If you want an easier way to create a St. Patrick’s Day bagel, just snip chives or green scallion tops on plain cream cheese or olive cream cheese (photo #1, photo #3). Feel free to use low-fat cream cheese. The recipes also work with Greek yogurt. And of course, make pesto cream cheese anytime you need something green. > The history of cream cheese. > St. Patrick’s Day recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, snacks, and dessert. This recipe, from Colavita, also includes recipes for other occasions: a sundried tomato bagel spread and an artichoke spread. Ingredients 1. COMBINE the pesto sauce and cream cheese in a food processor or blender until smooth. Use immediately, serving with the chopped chives. Or refrigerate for later. 2. IF REFRIGERATED, allow softening on the counter for 5+ minutes before serving. Scatter with chives and serve. See top left corner of photo #1. Ingredients 1. COMBINE the sundried tomatoes and cream cheese in a food processor or blender until smooth. Use immediately or refrigerate. 2. IF REFRIGERATED, allow softening on the counter for 5+ minutes before serving. Ingredients 1. COMBINE the artichokes and cream cheese in a food processor or blender until smooth. Use immediately or refrigerate. 2. IF REFRIGERATED, allow softening on the counter for 5+ minutes before serving. |
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