Bacon and Blue Cheese Spread Recipe - How to Make Cheese Spread - Homemade Cheese Spread

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories than blue cheese.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pancetta

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pancetta offers a similar flavor profile.

Fry 200 grams of chopped streaky bacon until crispy and golden, then roughly chop it.

In a mixing bowl, combine 240 grams of soft cream cheese and 100 grams of crumbled blue cheese.

Add the chopped bacon, 2 tablespoons each of fresh parsley and chives, and 3 tablespoons of walnuts to the bowl.

Use a stick blender to blend all the ingredients until fine. Alternatively, you can use a stand blender.

Transfer the spread to a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.

Pipe the spread onto crackers and garnish with thinly sliced pickled gherkin and a large sprinkling of dried chili flakes before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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