Blue cheese walnut spread

Name: Blue cheese walnut spread
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 250 g Cream cheese; 125 g Blue cheese (Main); ¼ cup Fresh dates, finely chopped; ¼ cup Fruit chutney; 1 Tbsp Lemon juice; 4 Tbsp Walnuts, finely chopped (Main)

Makes: 2 cups

Jan Bilton

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I used Kahurangi Creamy Blue cheese — it won a gold medal in the 2015 NZ Cheese Awards.

Ingredients

250 g	Cream cheese
125 g	Blue cheese (Main)
¼ cup	Fresh dates, finely chopped
¼ cup	Fruit chutney
1 Tbsp	Lemon juice
4 Tbsp	Walnuts, finely chopped (Main)

Directions

Beat the cream cheese, until fluffy. Add the blue cheese, dates, chutney and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Place in a serving dish and sprinkle with the walnuts. Cover and chill, until ready to serve. Serve with crostini or crackers.