Serving Your Very Best Blue Cheese Dips
Everyone looks forward to your parties because they know you will serve one of your blue cheese dips. Other people just buy theirs at the grocery store, which is perfectly fine and tasty, but others choose to make theirs from scratch. Yours is one of those that is so rich and creamy that people have to literally force themselves to walk away from it. You know you have a hit on your hands when the dieters announce that they worked out extra and did not eat all day in anticipation of your blue cheese dips.
The secret to good blue cheese dips is not only the blue cheese itself, although that certainly does play a role, but in the base that you use. Some recipes start with a base of mayonnaise and sour cream. Cheaper mayo may make your dip less than creamy and heavenly- especially the low fat types, which tend to break down and separate. For those who are worried that blue cheese dips are just killing their diet, it might be tastier without all of the added fat and calories to start with non-fat, plain yogurt instead of the mayo. Greek style yogurt is the thickest with the creamiest texture and might be the best to use in this way.
Another variety of blue cheese dip recipes starts with cream cheese, which can be even heavier. Look for the whipped variety, which in addition to being creamier to start with, is also a little lighter in calories. There are some of these recipes that have additional ingredients in them. For instance, you might toss in some chopped onions or finely diced olives. There is no limit to what you can add to your blue cheese dips, and you can change them up every time you make them.
What you serve with the blue cheese dips may also make it better, at least in the eyes of the people who are eating it. Crispy, crunchy pretzel chips, plain or favored, are better than plain potato chips. Pretzels and crunchy sticks of fresh, raw veggies are more good choices. For those who don’t mind a little bit of carbohydrate overload, you can serve crusty bread slices or soft bagels to eat with the dip. You can even serve the blue cheese dips alongside hot chicken wings as well, in fact, that is a classic combination. Keep the bowls cold so that the dip stays properly chilled and make sure that you have extra blue cheese dip on hand because you are bound to run out.
