Description
Barefoot Contessa’s chunky blue cheese & yogurt dip blends creamy textures with bold flavors. Crumbled blue cheese and tangy yogurt create a perfect dip for crisp vegetables or crunchy chips you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 oz (113 g) Gorgonzola, sharp (mountain) crumbled
- 7 oz (198 g) Greek-style yogurt, such as Fage Total
- ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise, good, such as Hellmann’s
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ cup (60 ml) shallot, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons chives, fresh, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt, kosher
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 5 dashes Tabasco sauce, or to taste
- Crudités and/or crackers, for serving
Instructions
- Prep Components: Finely chop shallots and garlic to maximize flavor infusion and textural consistency.
- Blend Base: Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, Gorgonzola, lemon juice, Tabasco, salt, and pepper in food processor, securing steel blade attachment. Pulse approximately 12 times to achieve a rustic, chunky texture while maintaining creamy smoothness.
- Herb Incorporation: Gently fold in minced chives, using 2-3 brief pulses to integrate without compromising the dip’s delicate structure.
- Finishing Technique: Transfer mixture to serving bowl, smoothing surface with spatula. Seal with plastic wrap, ensuring complete coverage to prevent oxidation and flavor degradation.
- Flavor Development: Refrigerate for minimum 2 hours, allowing ingredients to harmonize and develop complex taste profiles.
- Serving Preparation: Remove from refrigerator 10-15 minutes before serving, permitting slight temperature adjustment to enhance flavor nuances.
- Presentation: Artfully arrange an assortment of crisp vegetable crudités and crackers surrounding the dip, creating an inviting and elegant display.
Notes
- Chill for Flavor Fusion: Refrigerate the dip for at least 2 hours to allow ingredients to blend and develop a deeper, more complex taste profile.
- Room Temperature Trick: Let the dip sit out for 10-15 minutes before serving to soften its texture and enhance flavor nuances.
- Texture Matters: Pulse carefully to maintain a slightly chunky consistency, avoiding over-processing that could make the dip too smooth.
- Herb Handling: Fold in chives gently with minimal pulsing to preserve their fresh flavor and prevent bruising.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 194
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg