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Garlic & Chive Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip

This Garlic & Chive Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip is creamy, herby and blended with garlic confit which gives an added richness. It's paired with an olive shallot mix that is perfect for hosting a large group.
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Ingredients

For the garlic confit:

  • 1 head of garlic with the skin peeled off (or enough to fill your ramekin)
  • The peeled rind of 1 lemon 
  • Sea salt & Pepper
  • Extra virgin olive oil 
  • Red pepper flakes 

The dip:

  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped chives 
  • Confit (see above)
  • Lemon juice  from rind above
  • Sea salt
  • Pepper
  • Red pepper flakes

The olive blend:

  • 3/4 cup sliced Castelvetrano olives
  • 3/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 diced shallot
  • 2 tsbp minced capers
  • Squeeze of lemon
  • Flaky sea salt
  • Pepper

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 250. Using a veggie slicer, peel the rind off of lemon and add to a ramekin. Add peeled garlic and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. Cover with enough olive oil to submerge the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 2 hours or until garlic is softened and the oil is bubbly. Let confit cool.
  • Combine olive blend ingredients in a bowl. Season to taste.
  • Add cottage cheese, confit (reserving a few cloves for topping at the end), chives, lemon, salt and pepper to a food processor and blend until smooth and combined. Season to taste. Add to a shallow bowl, spreading in an even layer. Add olive blend around the parameter of the bowl. Add a few cloves to the center and top and a nice drizzle of the confit oil. Serve with whatever you feel like snacking on. Enjoy! 

Notes

Optional: bread, crackers, veggies for serving