Date-Walnut Cream Cheese Dip

Name: Date-Walnut Cream Cheese Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese, at room temprature; 1/4 Cup Dates, pitted and minced; 1/4 to 1/2 Cup Walnuts, Roasted in dry pan for about 3 minutes and then roughly chopped; 1/4 Cup Goat Cheese, at room temprature; 1/2 tsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Butter Milk, If buttermilk is too sour then use only 1 tbsp; 2 Shallot Onions, small size shallots, fine chopped; 1 tsp Lemon, Zest; 1/4 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Cilantro, fine chopped; 1/4 tsp Black Pepper, Crushed

Easy Party Dip

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Utterly simple, delicious cream cheese dip with sweetness of dates, crunchy walnuts, a hint of shallots and a zing of lemon zest. This easy to make dip is a all time favorite party dip recipe. You can make it in advance; just remove it from fridge 30 minutes before serving. This crunchy, sweet, and sour dip taste excellent with baked pita chips, celery sticks, carrot sticks, or tortilla chips. Serve it for fall parties or family get together.

Pairing Ideas:

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Date-Walnut Cream Cheese Dip

Total Time: 25 mins Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Cuisine: American Category: Appetizer, Dip

Serves: 6

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Ingredients

1/2 Cup Cream Cheese (at room temprature)
1/4 Cup Dates (pitted and minced)
1/4 to 1/2 Cup Walnuts (Roasted in dry pan for about 3 minutes and then roughly chopped)
1/4 Cup Goat Cheese (at room temprature)
1/2 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp Butter Milk (If buttermilk is too sour then use only 1 tbsp )
2 Shallot Onions (small size shallots, fine chopped)
1 tsp Lemon (Zest)
1/4 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Cilantro (fine chopped)
1/4 tsp Black Pepper (Crushed)

Directions

1. In a food processor, combine cream cheese, goat cheese and butter milk on medium pulse until smooth and creamy. Add the pitted and chopped dates, chopped shallots, lemon zest, salt, sugar, pepper and process till well combined.
2. Transfer the cheese mixture to a cling wrap sheet and roll slightly to form a log (3-4 inch long). Wrap the log from all sides with cling wrap and refrigerate for at-least 2 hours or until firm.
3. Mix roughly chopped walnuts (or fine chopped per your liking) and chopped cilantro. Spread the mixture in a flat plate. Remove the Cheese Log from cling wrap and roll it gently in walnut and cilantro mixture until all sides are well covered. Serve immediately or refrigerate for the later use.