original blue dip with olives lemon and honey

Original Blue Dip with Olives, Lemon & Honey

Servings: 4-6


Ingredients

1 block cream cheese softened
¼ cup + 1 tablespoon crumbled Point Reyes Original Blue, divided
¼ cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
¼ cup lemon olive oil (we like Enzo's Table; extra virgin olive oil works, too)
1 Meyer lemon, seeds removed, finely chopped
About 20 pitted green olives, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Sliced baguette or crackers, for serving

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and ¼ cup of crumbled Original Blue until well incorporated. Spread on serving platter and set aside.

In a medium frying pan over low to medium heat, toast almonds and sesame seeds until fragrant (1–2 minutes).

Add olive oil, chopped lemon, olives, and honey to the pan. Simmer gently for a couple more minutes. Remove from heat.

Spoon the warm olive mixture over the cream cheese. Top with remaining crumbled Original Blue.

Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Serve immediately with sliced baguette, crackers, or crostini.


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