Christmas Recipes > Creamy Blue Cheese Dip

This recipe is part of the December 2010 Recipes Menu


Starter - Creamy Blue Cheese Dip and Crispy Cheese Wafers
Main Course - Festive Turkey Pie
Dessert - Chestnut and Chocolate Log

How to make Creamy Blue Cheese Dip:
This delicious, creamy dip makes good use of your favourite blue cheese. Blue cheeses include Gorgonzola, Danish Blue, Roquefort and Stilton, that famous blue cheese from Leicestershire. If you decide to make this recipe then we recommend using a cheaper supermarket own brand blue cheese and then spending more on a superior brand for the after dinner cheese board.
This starter is very simple to make. It can be prepared several hours before you are ready to eat. In fact, based on personal experience, its flavour and texture improves when left to chill in the fridge for a while. As an accompaniment to this dip you may like to make some crispy cheese wafers which are also quite easy to make. Of course this recipe is not just suitable for Christmas but for any party and can be eaten with crudities or crisps.





Ingredients

Blue Cheese Dip
6oz blue cheese, rind cut off
1 celery stick, washed and finely chopped
4 – 6 tablespoons mayonnaise, depending on consistency required
paprika to taste
salt and pepper to taste (garlic salt could be used if preferred)
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Place the cheese and celery into a food processor and blitz until a smooth paste is formed.
- Add the mayonnaise and blitz again until very smooth.
- Add seasoning.
- Serve with crispy cheese wafers.