Blue Cheese & Walnut Dip with Waldorf Crudités

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 8 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (2-cups)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• Snipped chives, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Spread the walnuts in a pie plate and toast them in the oven for 10 minutes, until fragrant and golden. Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.

In a food processor, pulse the mayonnaise, buttermilk, shallots and vinegar until smooth. Add the blue cheese; pulse until chunky. Add the walnuts and pulse until fine. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with the chives.

Make Ahead: The dip can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Serve With Apple slices, skewered red and green grapes and endive spears.