Best Crudites With Lemon Pesto Goat Cheese Dip Recipes

Crudités with Lemon-Pesto Goat Cheese Dip image

Provided by Meredith Deeds

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Assorted vegetables (such as cauliflower and broccoli florets, carrot and celery sticks, bell pepper strips, and jicama sticks)
10 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons purchased pesto
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Steps:

Arrange vegetables on platter; cover and chill. Blend cheese, sour cream, 1/4 cup pesto, lemon juice, and lemon peel in processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Top dip with dollops of remaining 2 tablespoons pesto. Sprinkle dip with toasted pine nuts. Serve dip alongside platter of assorted vegetables.

Goat Cheese Dip with

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 1/2 ounces soft mild goat cheese (such as Montrachet)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped radishes
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops
1/2 pound green beans, trimmed
1 15-ounce can baby corn, drained
1 radish bunch, tops left on
French bread baguette slices
Additional chopped radishes
Additional chopped green onion tops

Steps:

Blend cheese, oil and generous amount of pepper in processor until smooth. Add 3 tablespoons chopped radishes and 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops and just blend in. Transfer to bowl. Blanch green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Drain well and pat dry. (Dip and beans can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
Place dip in center of platter. Surround with green beans, corn, whole radishes and bread. Sprinkle dip with additional chopped radishes and onions.

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Provided by dicentra

Categories Cheese

Time 10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

assorted fresh vegetable (such as cauliflower and broccoli florets, carrot and celery sticks, bell pepper strips, and jicama s)
10 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup purchased pesto sauce, plus
2 tablespoons purchased pesto sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Steps:

Arrange vegetables on platter; cover and chill. Blend cheese, sour cream, 1/4 cup pesto, lemon juice, and lemon peel in processor until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Top dip with dollops of remaining 2 tablespoons pesto.
Sprinkle dip with toasted pine nuts. Serve dip alongside platter of assorted vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.6, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 15.5, Cholesterol 49.5, Sodium 281.4, Carbohydrate 3.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 1.1, Protein 14.9