Lemon cream cheese and herb spread
Mix cream cheese with garlic, lemon zest and chopped herbs for a delicious savoury snack on fresh, crusty bread.
Try making this homemade herb monkey bread for your cheese spread.
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Ingredients
- 250g full-fat cream cheese
- 50g butter, softened and chopped
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh greek or regular basil leaves (see Know-how)
- 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- 1 small garlic clove, grated
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Method
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until the mixture is light and smooth.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients, then season to taste (see Make Ahead).
Nutrition
- 123kcals Calories
- 11.9g (7.8g saturated) Fat
- 2.1g Protein
- 1.7g (1.4g sugars) Carbs
- 0.1g Fibre
- 0.4g Salt
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