Blue Cheese Chive Dip

Blue Cheese Dip goes with apples, crackers, pears, and dried apricots. I love sweet and salty combos and this dip recipe is one of my favorites!

The book was so good, I spent the weekend reading. Guess I should have been cooking. I was supposed to bring something to my book group. Oops!

Book Club snack

I didn’t have time to run to the store so started a search. I had chives that were about 4-inches tall. So that’s where I started…hmmm…what goes with chives?

Cheese.

Cheese goes with nearly everything, right?

blue cheese chive dip

How to make Blue Cheese Chive Dip

I used what I had on hand: blue cheese, Parmesan, cottage cheese, and plain yogurt. The cottage cheese and yogurt add thickness plus tangy flavors but much less fat than cream cheese, but best of all, they add protein and calcium. Many cheeses can be blended into dips and spreads like this Fromage Fort.

The ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup blue cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• dash red chile flakes

What goes with blue cheese?

• apple slices
• pear slices
• dried apricots
• whole-grain crackers and pretzels
• artisan fruit and seed crackers

Cook’s note: The pear and dried apricots were the first to go. They liked the sweet and salty combo. Though you could also top toast, a burger or steak with it.

Blue Cheese Chive Dip with apple slices, cucumber, and carrots

A healthy blue cheese dip

Is there such as thing? YES! With yogurt and cottage cheese, this dip is over in fat than most creamy dips, but no one will notice. Really.

Did you know, most American women fall short on calcium? True. So this is just what my fellow book clubbers need! More than that, they agreed it tasted great.

P.S. Hungry for more healthy diet tips and recipes? Sign up for my newsletter here.

This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I may make a small commission. This does not affect the price you pay but helps fund the website.

Pin it for later! Book club not required.

Blue Cheese Chive Dip

Print Recipe

5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

5 from 1 review

A great spring recipe when chives are growing. Blue cheese pairs well with apples and pears so serve with sliced fruit. Other dippers could be whole-grain crackers, cucumber slices and celery sticks.

• Author: Judy Barbe
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 1 cup 1x
• Category: Appetizer
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale 1x2x3x

• 2 tablespoons fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup blue cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• dash red chile flakes

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients is food processor. Blend until smooth.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
• Calories: 60