On today’s Chef’s
Quick Tip, Chef Craig from Olmo in New Haven gives us his take on a pesto
schmear for appetizer dips and sandwich spreads.
Ingredients:
- 1 small bunch scallions (or wild onion)
- 1 lb cream cheese - room temp
Recipe:
- In a food processor - mix all the ingredients except the cream
cheese until a paste
- In a stand mixer - add cream cheese with the paddle attachment
and whip for 1 minute on high.
- Turn the mixer off and wait for it to fully
stop.
- Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in the
pesto. Whip for 1 more minute until fully incorporated.
Use this to schmear on your Olmo bagel loaded with veggies, a
Ritz cracker with some smoked salmon, or as a crudités dip with market veggies.