Roasted Garlic Cheese Spread
Recipe: #8751
March 26, 2013
Categories: Spreads, Cheese, Garlic, Appetizers, Game/Sports Day, Vegetarian, Cream Cheese, more
"Easy and creamy, this makes a great snack or appetizer to serve to guests."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (35.3 g)
- Calories 120.7
- Total Fat - 11.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 25.5 mg
- Sodium - 289.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 3.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 1 g
- Protein - 2.7 g
- Calcium - 25 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Note- If using salted butter, lower amount of salt used or omit.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Step 3
Cut off top third of garlic head without peeling away papery skin.
Step 4
Drizzle top of garlic with olive oil until it is saturated.
Step 5
Place garlic cut side down in a ovenproof ramekin dish or baking pan.
Step 6
Roast for 60-75 minutes, or until soft and tender.
Step 7
When slightly cooled, squeeze out roasted garlic cloves and place in a mini-food processor (or may place in a bowl to whisk by hand).
Step 8
Add softened cream cheese, butter, salt, and pepper to mini-processor and pulse until creamy and smooth.
Step 9
Place in a serving/storage dish and blend in snipped chives (if using).
Step 10
Serve softened spread with assorted crackers.
Tips
- Makes 1 cup.