Homemade Low fat Liptauer Cheese recipe
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The favourite German, Liptauer cheese, made with curd cheese instead of butter, has a lighter flavour but is just as delicious as the original. Serve it as a dip to begin a meal, with a selection of crudites, such as spring onions (scallions), sticks of cucumber, olives and radishes.
ingredients
3/4 lb cottage cheese
150 g (1/4 lb) 2/3 cup curd cheese
1 large pickled Hungarian (dill pickled) gherkin
15 ml (2 tbls) chopped chives
2 tsp (10 ml) paprika
1 tsp (5 ml) German mustard
2 tsp (10 ml) dill seeds
sea salt
For serving:
radishes
black olives
sticks of cucumber
capers
150 g (1/4 lb) 2/3 cup curd cheese
1 large pickled Hungarian (dill pickled) gherkin
15 ml (2 tbls) chopped chives
2 tsp (10 ml) paprika
1 tsp (5 ml) German mustard
2 tsp (10 ml) dill seeds
sea salt
For serving:
radishes
black olives
sticks of cucumber
capers
method
1. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve and gradually beat it into the curd cheese.
2. Finely chop the gherkin and mix it into the cheeses with the chives, paprika, mustard and dill seeds.
3. Season lightly with the salt.
4. Put the cheese into a serving bowl, smooth the top and make patterns on it with a fork.
5. Put the bowl onto a plate and surround it with olives, radishes, short sticks of unpeeled cucumber and a pile of capers.
2. Finely chop the gherkin and mix it into the cheeses with the chives, paprika, mustard and dill seeds.
3. Season lightly with the salt.
4. Put the cheese into a serving bowl, smooth the top and make patterns on it with a fork.
5. Put the bowl onto a plate and surround it with olives, radishes, short sticks of unpeeled cucumber and a pile of capers.
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