Jalapeno Spread

Total Time: 24 hrs 6 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 green onion
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 pickled jalapeno pepper, chopped (or less, to taste)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 ounces plain goat cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream or 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 using a metal pie plate, place the pine nuts, chili powder, and cumin in the center of the plate.
• 3 bake in preheated oven for about 6 minutes or until spices are fragrant and begin to darken (careful not to burn!); let cool completely.
• 4 place the green onion, garlic, and cilantro in a food processor and whir until chopped.
• 5 add the jalapeno and the nut/spice mixture and whir until nuts are chopped.
• 6 add the cream cheese, goat cheese, sour cream or yogurt, and lime juice and whir until blended.
• 7 place in covered container and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, but the longer you can leave it before serving the better- 24 hours is preferred.
• 8 scrape spread into a serving bowl and serve with raw veggies (celery, cauliflower, broccoli, endive, carrot, etc).
• 9 makes about 1 cup.