Cooking Classics: Fresh Herb-Vegetable Cream Cheese

Cooking Classics

The Technique

Fresh Herb-Vegetable Cream Cheese

A good vegetable cream cheese recipe offers a balance of fresh herbs & vegetables but texture plays a key role too. Use a food processor to chop the radishes & the carrots but the herbs & the scallion will look & taste their best by putting a chef knife & cutting board into action. Fresh Herb-Vegetable Cream Cheese is a lovely addition to a batch of homemade Buttermilk Bagels or it makes a delicious accompaniment to sandwiches. Learn how to make a highly flavored morsel that may be offered anytime of the day.

Fresh Herb-Vegetable Cream Cheese
makes about 1 1/2 cups

3 radishes, trimmed & quartered {about 1/2 cup}
1 small carrot, trimmed & sliced {about 1/3 cup}
1 {8-oz} package cream cheese, softened
1 scallion, minced
1 garlic clove, pressed
2 tsp freshly chopped herbs such as rosemary, oregano or parsley
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
Buttermilk Bagels

Pulse the radishes & the carrot in a food processor until finely chopped. Fold together the cream cheese, the scallion, the garlic, the herbs, the salt & the pepper a medium bowl; blend in the radishes & the carrots. Serve with Buttermilk Bagels. Cover & chill any used portion up to 5 days.

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How To Select & Use Garlic In Recipe Applications

It’s always best to choose loose garlic bulbs from bins rather than purchasing them in preportioned packaging. Look for firm bulbs that are heavy in the hand. The skin encasing the cloves should be dry but unbroken. Do not store it in the refrigerator but rather in a cool, dark spot in your kitchen.

The Technique

 Garlic should be prepared for use just before it is needed in recipes. Remove the number of cloves necessary for the specific dish. Use the back of a chef knife or the palm of your hand to smash each one on a wooden board. Once it breaks open, peel away the outer skin. The cloves may then be minced finely with a knife or placed in a garlic press & extracted.

The Tune
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