{"id":11841,"date":"2026-07-06T08:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=11841"},"modified":"2026-07-06T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:17:52","slug":"blue-cheese-and-basil-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/blue-cheese-and-basil-dip.html","title":{"rendered":"Blue Cheese and Basil Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This creamy, herbaceous blue cheese and basil dip pairs sharp Roquefort or Gorgonzola with fresh, bright basil. Ready in just 10 minutes, it is perfect for dipping crudit\u00e9s, wings, or potato chips.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 oz (about 1 c) Blue Cheese:\u00a0 high-quality blue cheese, crumbled (e.g.,<\/li>\n<li>Gorgonzola, Roquefort, or Stilton)<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 c sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1 small garlic clove, finely minced or grated<\/li>\n<li>1 Tab freshly squeezed lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjKmMjp7LiVAxUtJkQIHUGpAyYQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDhAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 36px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"><strong>Directions:<\/strong><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 36px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjKmMjp7LiVAxUtJkQIHUGpAyYQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDxAA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, minced garlic, and lemon juice until smooth.\u00a0 \u00a0(It won&#8217;t get completely smooth.\u00a0 To make a smooth dip do it in a blender.)<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Gently fold in the crumbled blue cheese and the finely chopped fresh basil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd||[]--><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Taste the dip and add salt and black pepper as needed (remember, the blue cheese already provides a good amount of salty, umami flavor).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd||[]--><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Cover and refrigerate for at least 1\u20132 hours so the flavors can fully meld together.<!--TgQPHd||[]--><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Serves:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>2 cups<br \/>\n<strong>Source:\u00a0 <\/strong>AI Overview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This creamy, herbaceous blue cheese and basil dip pairs sharp Roquefort or Gorgonzola with fresh, bright basil. Ready in just 10 minutes, it is perfect for dipping crudit\u00e9s, wings, or potato chips. Ingredients: 4 oz (about 1 c) Blue Cheese:\u00a0 high-quality blue cheese, crumbled (e.g., Gorgonzola, Roquefort, or Stilton) 2\u20133 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, finely &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/blue-cheese-and-basil-dip.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Blue Cheese and Basil Dip&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dips"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/@three_star_dave\/116873447887490838","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11841"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11854,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11841\/revisions\/11854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}