Name: Blue Cheese and Scallion Dip
Yield: Makes about 2/3 cup
Ingredients: 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3 tablespoons chopped scallion greens; Accompaniment: thick-cut potato chips or raw cauliflower

This dip would be good served before the Vegetable and Bean Chili or any kind of beef dish. In fact, it's compatible with almost any main course that doesn't contain cheese.

Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 5 min

Recipe information

Yield
Makes about 2/3 cup

Ingredients

2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

1/2 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons chopped scallion greens

Accompaniment: thick-cut potato chips or raw cauliflower

Preparation

Gently stir together cheese, sour cream, and most of scallion, leaving cheese chunky. Garnish with remaining scallion.

Recipe notes

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