Blue Cheese Spread With Spiced Walnuts Recipe

• 1 pkt cream cheese - (8 ounce)
• 1/4 c. crumbled blue cheese
• 1/4 c. fresh chevre (goat) cheese
• 2 Tbsp. butter or possibly margarine room temperature
• 2 Tbsp. brandy (or possibly lowfat milk)
• 3 Tbsp. thinly-sliced chives (or possibly green onions)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1/8 tsp grnd cumin
• 1/8 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp grnd cardamom
• 2 tsp chili oil
• 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 c. coarsely-minced walnuts
• 2 tsp sugar
• 3 doz unsalted water crackers (or possibly thin apple slices)

1. Beat cream cheese, blue cheese, chevre, butter, and brandy till creamy.
2. Stir in 2 Tbsp.
3. chives.
4. Mound in a small, shallow dish.
5. If making ahead, cover and refrigerateup to 2 days.
6. In a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and cardamom.
7. Pour chili oil and extra virgin olive oil into an 8- to 10-inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat.
8. Add in walnuts.
9. Stir often till toasted, 5 to 7 min.
10. Add in sugar and stir till it melts onto nuts, about 1 minute.
11. Pour warm nuts into bowl with spices and mix to coat.
12. If making ahead, let cold and store airtight up to 2 days.
13. Sprinkle nuts and remaining 1 Tbsp.
14. chives over cheese.
15. Spread mix onto crackers.
16. This recipe yields about 1 1/2 c.; 6 to 8 servings.
17. Comments: When her winery, Single Leaf Vineyards & Winery, participates in big festivals, owner Pam Miller uses this appetizer, that can be made ahead and easily multiplied.
18. It goes well with Single Leaf's Chardonnay.

cream cheese, blue cheese, fresh chevre, butter, brandy, chives, salt, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, chili oil, olive oil, walnuts, sugar, crackers

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blue-cheese-spread-with-spiced-walnuts-87451 (may not work)