Seven-Layer Cranberry Cobb Dip
- 4 cups walnut halves
- 7 ounces sourdough bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cups shredded skinless boneless meat from a rotisserie chicken (about 1 whole chicken)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups crumbled blue cheese
- 6 stalks celery, leaves separated and reserved, stalks coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
- Crackers for serving
- Special equipment: a 2-quart trifle bowl
- Adjust two oven racks to the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and the bread on another baking sheet.
- Bake the walnuts until golden and toasted, about 10 minutes.
- Bake the bread until lightly golden brown and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Set both aside to cool completely.
- Finely chop 2 cups of the walnuts and set aside.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, parsley, scallions, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl.
- Set aside.
- Put the chicken in a food processor along with 1 cup of the sour cream mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
- Process until the mixture is a chunky puree.
- Transfer to another medium bowl and set aside.
- Rinse out the food processor, and add the toasted bread, 2 cups of the unchopped walnuts, the mustard and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Process until the mixture resembles a chunky puree.
- With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the oil and 2 tablespoons water through the feed tube.
- Continue to process until smooth.
- To assemble the dip, make an even layer of the chicken salad in the bottom of a 2-quart trifle bowl.
- Then top with even layers of the following: the walnut mixture, chopped celery stalks, blue cheese, the reserved finely chopped walnuts, the remaining sour cream-herb sauce and then the cranberries.
- Sprinkle with the celery leaves.
- Serve right away, or cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours or overnight.
- Serve with crackers.
walnut halves, bread, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon, parsley, scallions, kosher salt, boneless meat, mustard, extravirgin olive oil, blue cheese, stalks celery, cranberries, crackers
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/seven-layer-cranberry-cobb-dip.html (may not work)