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Herbed Blue Cheese Spread with Garlic Toasts
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Herbed Blue Cheese Spread with Garlic Toasts
YIELD Makes 16 servings
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This creamy cheese spread is a nice complement to the crunchy garlic toast base. So satisfying and full of flavor, it's hard to believe that each serving has less than 200 calories!
INGREDIENTS
| 1‑1/3 | cups low-fat (1%) cottage cheese |
| 1‑1/4 | cups (5 ounces) crumbled blue, feta or goat cheese |
| 1 | large clove garlic |
| 2 | teaspoons lemon juice |
| 2 | green onions with tops, sliced (about 1/4 cup) |
| 1/4 | cup chopped fresh basil or oregano or 1 teaspoon dried basil or oregano leaves |
| 2 | tablespoons toasted slivered almonds* |
| Garlic Toasts (recipe) | |
PREPARATION:
- Combine cottage cheese, blue cheese, garlic and lemon juice in food processor. Cover; process until smooth. Add green onions, basil and almonds; pulse until well blended but still chunky.
- Spoon cheese spread into small serving bowl; cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, prepare Garlic Toasts. Spread 1 tablespoon cheese spread onto each toast slice. Garnish, if desired.
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 2 garlic toast pieces, each with 1 tablespoon Cheese Spread |
| Sodium | 521 mg |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 7 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Calories from Fat | 23 % |
| Calories | 189 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Fat | 1 |
| Starch | 2 |
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