Fresh goat cheese herbed with mint, dill, and cumin. Great for parties!
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh goat cheese crumbled, room temp
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp dried dill weed
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves pressed
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 20 mint leaves thinly sliced
- 32 seeded crackers
Instructions
- Mix first 6 ingredients.
- Cover and chill for a while for spices to blend together (I did this 24 hours ahead of time.)
- Transfer to serving dish.
- Drizzle olive oil over top.
- Sprinkle mint leaves over top.
- Serve.
I made this dip for Superbowl Sunday and it was a big hit. There were other things I made as well but this one kept people coming back for more. The original recipe was sourced from Bon Appetit’s website.
I suggest you taste the olive oil BEFORE you drizzle it over the dip. Olive oil can have a very bad taste to it. It is the star of the show here and will be eaten directly; therefore, you need to use one that tastes good. I used Villa Cappelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2008 Harvest that I ordered from Olio2go for this recipe. And no, I don’t get a commission for saying that. 😉
Eating Light Tip
You could easily cut a few calories out of this dish by using low-fat milk. The cheese is more than creamy enough and the switch from whole to low-fat milk won’t make a difference. You could also use whole wheat or any other crackers that are lower in fat and calories than seeded crackers. Check the labels to see which cracker has the least amount of calories per gram. It will only reduce the number of calories a little, but every bit helps!
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ate this at Todd’s superbowl Sunday… ate way too much of it… I made it myself last weekend (and ate it all myself). A new favorite.
-cdh
Glad you enjoyed it and that it worked out well on your try. 🙂