Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: none

Ingredients:
175 g blue vein cheese, crumbled
1 spring onion, finely chopped
150 ml sour cream
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Salt and black pepper

Method:
Put the cheese, spring onion and sour cream in a bowl and mash them until they are soft. keep on mashing until well mixed and very smooth. Add the lemon juice drop by drop until the dip tastes sharp but not too acidic. Do not let the lemon become overpowering. Season to taste.

For this dip, use a well-flavored cheese: it is an excellent way of using up slightly over-ripe blue vein which is past its prime; too far gone for serving on the cheese board but too good to let go to waste.

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Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: none

Ingredients:
100 g light cream cheese
2 spring onions, finely chopped
350 g tomatoes, skinned, seed removed and finely chopped
150 ml thickened cream or thick Greek-style yoghurt
2-3 tablespoons fresh basil, torn with your fingers
Salt and black pepper

Method:
Cream the cheese with a fork until it is soft and smooth, then stir in the spring onions and tomatoes (and the yoghurt if using) and mix them all together very well. If using cream, whip it until it stands in soft peaks. Fold it into the cheese and tomato mixture, add the basil and seson to taste. Transfer to a serving dish, cover and chill.

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Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: none

Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 small onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
150 ml sour cream
Salt and black pepper
A few drops of Tabasco sauce, optimal

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. This dip should be made at the last minute because the avocado will darken if it is left too long.

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Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: none

Ingredients:
100 g cream cheese
150 ml sour cream
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Salt and black pepper
To garnish: cayenne pepper

Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Transfer to a serving bowl, then sprinkle with cayenne. Cover and chill until time to serve.

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