Savory Goat Cheese Veggie Dip
Hi! How’s the afternoon going?
It’s been a great day with my little sidekick. 🙂
This morning involved playing birthday fairy, which involved a solo trip to the mall. It was luxurious to smell candles with both hands,
and I loved picking up a couple of birthday surprises for the little lady. (PS all she asked for for her birthday was a Tiana princess dress, and turns out they’re very hard to find!)
Breakfast: eggy oats
(1/3 cup oats cooked in water with an egg + 4 egg whites cracked in; added frozen berries, cinnamon, almond milk, Stevia and a blob of almond butter)
and I introduced Liv to this glorious combo for a snack: popcorn with cinnamon and chocolate chips.
This afternoon with lunch, we also shared a veggie platter with the current favorite dipping sauce: this savory creamy goat cheese dip.
I had a block of goat cheese in the fridge, and instead of crumbling it for eggs and salads per the usual, I decided to switch it up a bit.
It went into the food processor along with some almond milk, spices, and a squeeze of lemon juice, and it.it.AMAZING. It also makes a delicious creamy salad dressing!
Here’s the recipe if you’d like to give it a whirl.
Savory goat cheese dip
A Ranch dressing-inspired veggie dip. Perfect for crudités, crackers, spread onto a wrap or as a salad dressing.
- Prep Time: 5
- Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 oz goat cheese
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoon each: dried oregano, dried dill, onion powder and dried parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. Serve immediately, or store covered in the fridge!
What’s your fave salad dressing or veggie dip? I love Goddess dressing -please let me know if you have a recipe to make it at home!- and have been making this Maple-Dijon vinaigrette quite a bit lately.
Time to get ready for training + Zumba!
xoxo
Gina
23 Comments
Leave a Comment
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
This dip looks great as does you oats recipe! Just wrote down how to re-create it. My go-to dressing is usually olive oil and balsamic or apple cider vingerar. I also add spices to make it more flavorful if I am in the mood for something different.
Love the popcorn snack! My parents for a few years now have been putting goobers (chocolate covered peanuts) in their popcorn for movie nights and I’ve never known anyone to do anything close to it! Also love goat cheese, will be trying the dip!!!!!!!
By the way – love the book!!!!!!!!!
so happy to hear you’re enjoying it!!
xoxo
That pic of you two with your tongues is too cute! I have to try eggy oats one of these days. Yum!!!
it’s super filling and delicious!
that popcorn combo sounds fantastic! love anthro candles!
You had me at “goat cheese!” Can’t wait to try it 🙂
ohhh let me know what you think!
You ladies are so cute with your curly tongues! My fave dip is an Asian-inspired one that I make with chickpeas, lots of ginger, tamari, rice vinegar and chili flakes… sort of like Asian hummus I guess, but thinner!
haha thanks!
that sounds amazing!!
I don’t like goat cheese.
🙁
I want to try this but I’m really weary of it.
Wow goat cheese sounds interesting! Happy birthday to your princess, she so pretty. 🙂
I like to dip in hummus. I could dip pretty much anything in hummus! 🙂
I make my eggy oats exactly like you! It’s one of my favorite breakfasts!
Yum! I make my husband eggy oats every morning its the perfect carb/protein combo! Thanks for sharing xo C
Liv is so cute! 3 how exciting! One of my daughters loves Tiana too, hope you found the dress 🙂
Nom Nom!!!! I was ready planning to make your delicious “Nestle” protein bars, I guess I’ll be going back to the store later to make this dip too! I’m always looking for new ways to change up salad dressings, I tend to get in a rut! Thanks for such great recipes, you are my go to recipe gal!
DUMB question: I’ve never had/made eggy oats. I have celiac and will make mine with gluten free oats. But the egg part… do you add the eggs while the oats are cooking? or cook them separate? or add them raw (ewww, but i hear some peeps like raw)
Did you check on Amazon for the dress? Just did a quick search and they have plenty of options! http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Princess-Tiana-Spring-Sparkle/dp/B00B8YQAQA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420736368&sr=8-1&keywords=tiana+princess+dress
And if you’re looking for REALLY good candles, check out Bath & Body Works. Yum!
Also wondering how long to cook or microwave the oats so the eggs are done?
Loving the book. I started to bookmark recipes I want to try and decided marking every page is ridiculous 🙂
Instead I just marked where each meal starts. Now if the weather would improve so I could get to the store. Gotta love Iowa in the winter.
it takes a couple of minutes, and make sure to stir continuously
so so happy you’re enjoying the book! hope you can get out of the house soon!! have a great night <3
This looks amazing! I don’t know why but I’ve been craving dips lately.
that goat cheese dip looks delicious!