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Jan 29, 2020
by rachael
St Patrick's Day Guinness and Cheese Dip
Make sure you’ve got your green dress or shirt ready, Saint Patrick’s Day is nearly here!
Held to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland, this cultural and religious festival is celebrated with fervour. We all love the Irish, with their great sense of humour and ‘tree tree’s’ (that’s three three’s for those that aren’t used to an Irish accent) they make the world a better place. We’re not the only ones that think this with Saint Patrick’s Day being celebrated in more countries around the world than any other national festival.
We thought it was only appropriate to come up with a little something to show off your Mad Millie creations, while still having the Irish influence being the hero of the dish. Guinness is synonymous with Ireland and having been started way back in 1759 in Dublin, it’s no wonder we always picture the Irish with a Guinness in hand. Whip up this creation in no time and get your friends around for a pint or two!
Guinness and Cheese Dip
Servings: 4 cups, or about 8 friends
Ingredients
100 mL/3.3 fl oz Guinness
2.5 cups (320 g/10 oz) Mad Millie Cheddar Cheese, grated
250 g/8.8 oz Mad Millie Cream Cheese
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
½ tsp Paprika
2 Tbsp Parsley, fresh and chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Method
- Pour the Guinness into a bowl and give it a stir to remove some of the carbonation, this will help if you have a smaller blender too!
- Add the cheddar, cream cheese, Guinness and mustard into a blender, blend until smooth.
- Add the onion, garlic, paprika and parsley into the blender and mix until thoroughly mixed through.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Put your Guinness and Cheese Dip into a bowl and chill for an hour prior to serving, this can also be made a few days in advance to save time.
- Serve with crackers or left over, toasted sourdough pieces.
Enjoy!