When hosting a party or gathering, serving delicious and visually appealing appetizers is essential. Among the many options, a classic and timeless choice is "Bleu Cheese and Walnut Toasts". This appetizer combines the creamy richness of bleu cheese with the earthy, nutty flavor of walnuts, resulting in a delectable treat that will leave your guests wanting more. With its elegant presentation and irresistible taste, this dish is perfect for any occasion, from casual get-togethers to formal events. Let's embark on a culinary journey to discover how to create these delectable morsels that are sure to impress your guests and leave them craving for more.
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BLUE CHEESE WALNUT TOASTS
These little toasts can be served by themselves as appetizers or sometimes I like to serve them as croutons on salad.
Provided by Elizabeth
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Cheese
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush one side of each slice of bread with melted butter, and place butter side up on a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes, or until lightly toasted.
- In a small bowl, stir together the blue cheese, softened butter, salt and pepper. Spread this mixture over the tops of the toasted bread slices, then sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
- Bake for 6 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is melted and bubbly. Arrange on a serving tray and garnish with chopped parlsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 16.5 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 260.2 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
BLUE CHEESE WALNUT TART
This simple yet elegant tart gives any casual get-together a touch of class. It's wonderful as a lunch entree and also perfect as part of a springtime brunch buffet. -Erin Chilcoat, Central Islip, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom; trim edges. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, blue cheese and garlic until blended. Add the cream, egg, cayenne and pepper; beat well. Spread mixture into crust. Sprinkle with red peppers, walnuts and parsley. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months, or bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until center is set., To use frozen tart: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Uncover; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until center is set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 16g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 51mg cholesterol, Sodium 208mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUT SPREAD
This spread is also delicious served on apple or pear wedges. Rub them first with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 1 1/3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a wooden spoon until softened. Mix in walnuts; season with salt and pepper. Gently fold in blue cheese, breaking up as little as possible. Transfermixture to a small bowl; smooth top. Serve with crackers or crostini. To store: Cover with plastic wrapand refrigerate, up to 1 week.
WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE GRAPES
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Time 2h42m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Line a small baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a food processor, blend together the cream cheese, blue cheese, and heavy cream until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add the grapes and stir until coated with the cheese mixture.
- In another small bowl, mix together the walnuts, sugar, and parsley.
- Using a fork, transfer the grapes, one at a time, to the walnut mixture and, using clean hands, gently roll in the mixture until coated. Place the grapes on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours and serve.
- Cook's Note: To toast the walnuts, arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 6 to 8 minutes until lightly toasted. Cool completely before using.
BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUT CRACKERS
Steps:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and Stilton together for 1 minute, or until smooth. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour, salt and pepper and mix until it's in large crumbles, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon of water and mix until combined.
- Dump the dough onto a floured board, press it into a ball, and roll into a 12-inch long log. Brush the log completely with the egg wash. Spread the walnuts in a square on a cutting board and roll the log back and forth in the walnuts, pressing lightly, and distributing them evenly on the outside of the log. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or for up to 4 days.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut the log 3/8ths-inch thick with a small, sharp knife and place the crackers on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 22 minutes until very lightly browned. Rotate the pan once during baking. Cool and serve at room temperature.
BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUT TOASTS
Categories Cheese Nut Bake Vegetarian Quick & Easy Blue Cheese Walnut Bon Appétit
Yield Makes about 36
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush 1 side of baguette slices with melted butter. Place slices on baking sheet and bake until just golden brown on edges, about 7 minutes. Cool slightly.(Can be prepared 2 days ahead; store in airtight container.)
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine blue cheese and butter in small bowl. Season generously with pepper. Spread toasted baguette slices with cheese mixture. Sprinkle cheese mixture with walnuts. Place toasts on baking sheet and bake until cheese mixture is bubbly, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley if desired and serve.
BLUE CHEESE-WALNUT SPREAD
Whip up some Blue Cheese-Walnut Spread using this recipe from My Food and Family. This enticing appetizer is easy to make and is perfect for entertaining.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Meal Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield Makes 2 cups or 16 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 5 crackers each.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix cream cheese, blue cheese, sour cream and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in walnuts and chives; cover.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Serve as a spread with the crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.5598 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g
BLUE CHEESE, WALNUT AND APPLE ON TOAST
Make and share this Blue Cheese, Walnut and Apple on Toast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Evie3234
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat grill (broiler).
- Toast the bread in a toaster.
- Place grated apple and onion in a sieve and with the back of a spoon squeeze out excess liquid.
- Transfer to a bowl and mix with the cheese and walnuts.
- Season with the pepper and salt if needed.
- Divide the mixture among the toast and completely cover each piece.
- Place on a baking sheet and grill until cheese is bubbling.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 769.8, Fat 54.1, SaturatedFat 21.1, Cholesterol 74.4, Sodium 1726.9, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 11.9, Protein 31.1
BLUE CHEESE WALNUT CHEESECAKE
This elegant party spread is smooth and creamy and has a mild blue cheese flavor. It's popular every time I serve it. Garnished with chopped walnuts, it looks like you fussed, but it's not that tricky to prepare. -Rita Reifenstein, Evans City, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 26 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and blue cheese until fluffy. Add 1 cup of sour cream until blended. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in pepper. Pour into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until center is almost set (top may crack). Let stand on a wire rack for 5 minutes; spread with remaining sour cream. Bake 5 minutes longer., Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., Sprinkle with walnuts. Garnish with grapes, star fruit and herbs if desired. Serve with crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 165mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.
WALNUT BLUE CHEESE COINS
These crackers are very rich, yet still quite light and crispy. They pair well with soup.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Bread Recipes
Yield Makes 30
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In the bowl of a food processor, finely grind 1/2 cup walnuts. Add flour, salt, pepper, and baking soda; pulse to combine. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese; pulse until dough comes together, about 15 seconds.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; divide into two equal parts. Using your hands, roll dough into two 1 1/2-inch-diameter logs. Coarsely chop remaining 1/2 cup walnuts; sprinkle over a clean work surface. Roll logs in walnuts. Wrap each log in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, at least 3 hours.
- Slice logs into 1/4-inch-thick coins. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet; sprinkle lightly with coarse salt. Bake until centers are firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, at room temperature, 3 to 4 days.
BLUE CHEESE-WALNUT SALAD
For this elegant salad, mixed greens, toasted walnuts, red onions and blue cheese are tossed in a creamy mustard dressing.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield Makes 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Toss greens with walnuts, onions and cheese in large bowl; set aside.
- Beat vinegar and mustard with wire whisk until well blended. Add oil and sour cream; mix well.
- Add to salad just before serving; toss lightly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 290 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g
BLUE CHEESE TOASTS
Categories Bread Broil Quick & Easy Blue Cheese Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat broiler. Mix cheese and butter in small bowl. Spread cheese mixture over bread rounds, dividing equally. Arrange rounds on baking sheet. Sprinkle each lightly with sugar. Broil until topping is just brown and cheese softens, about 1 minute. Transfer toasts to platter.
CREAMY BLUE CHEESE DIP WITH WALNUTS
Blue cheese can be a polarizing ingredient, but the sweetness of toasted walnuts rounds out the sharpness of the cheese in this creamy dip. If serving this dip to friends, surround it with large pieces of cabbage, sliced celery sticks and a sleeve of saltine crackers - and make extra, because it can disappear quickly. But it's built for more than entertaining guests: Slather it on a potato bun in a chicken cutlet sandwich, or use it to dress up a BLT.
Provided by Sue Li
Categories condiments, dips and spreads, finger foods, appetizer
Time 20m
Yield 2 1/2 cups (6 to 8 servings)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
- In a medium bowl, combine blue cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, shallot, lemon juice and paprika. Stir to blend, then season with salt and pepper.
- Just before serving, stir in chopped walnuts and top with more chives. Enjoy with celery, cabbage and saltine crackers.
BAKED BLUE CHEESE WITH FIGS & WALNUTS
Melted cheese pairs beautifully with baked figs and walnut in this easy baked dish. It's great as a cheese course or sharing starter
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Starter
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut a cross in the tops of the figs nearly, but not quite, all the way down to the bottom, and pinch the bases. Sit in a baking dish or roasting tin (big enough so the figs can sit in a single layer with the whole cheese) cut-side up, but don't put the cheese in yet.
- Mix together the vinegar and wine or grape juice with some seasoning, and pour all over the figs. Scatter over the walnuts and thyme. Finally, drizzle over the honey. Bake for 15-20 mins until the figs start to become soft and sticky.
- Tuck the whole cheese in among the figs and put back in the oven for a final 5 mins. Lift the dish straight to the table and serve with lots of crusty bread to scoop up the molten cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
TOASTED WALNUTS
Toasted walnuts make a great snack; here how to toast walnuts to a perfect, fragrant nuttiness. Scale the recipe for the amount of walnuts you'll need.
Provided by California Walnuts
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Nuts and Seeds
Time 8m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange walnuts on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, checking frequently.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.1 g, Fat 19.6 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 0.6 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
STILTON AND WALNUT WELSH RAREBIT - BLUE CHEESE ON TOAST
A very easy & tasty recipe which I first devised for using up the Post-Christmas Stilton Cheese, but now I will actually buy Stilton, when I can, or any other good quality blue cheese in order to make this supper dish! The only requirements are: good blue cheese and good "Country" style bread or home-made bread. I have used Walnut bread, Multi-grain Granary bread, French Baguette & Ciabatta bread in the past for this dish. There are numerous options and additions too - tomatoes go well on top as does a finely sliced spring onion. This recipe is great for a light supper dish with a crispy salad on the side & a good glass of Red wine too. I have also used this recipe for pre-dinner nibbles - you need to stamp out small rounds of bread if you wish to serve them that way.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat the grill the the highest setting and line a grill pan with kitchen foil.
- Put the cheese into a mixing bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the cream or creme fraiche, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, black pepper, salt, (optional as the cheese is already quite salty) & the walnut pieces.
- Mix well & set aside.
- Place all the slices of bread on to the lined grill pan and toast until just golden brown.
- Take out and spread the UNTOASTED side with butter.
- Spread the cheese mixture over the top ensuring it is spread to the edges, otherwise they will burn!
- Sprinkle with the Cayenne pepper.
- Place under the grill and grill for about 2-4 minutes until the cheese is melted, bubbling & tinged with brown.
- Serve 2 slices per person with a crisp seasonal salad and a good glass or two of Red wine!
- The ultimate supper dish!
- If you wish to serve these as aperitif nibbles, stamp out rounds from the slices of bread and continue to assemble & grill as above. Serves about 8 people that way.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 564.5, Fat 42.4, SaturatedFat 21.3, Cholesterol 85.6, Sodium 1167.2, Carbohydrate 29.5, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 3, Protein 18.6
Tips:
- Choose the right walnuts. Look for walnuts that are fresh and plump, with no signs of mold or rancidity. You can use either whole walnuts or walnut pieces.
- Toast the walnuts. Toasting the walnuts brings out their flavor and makes them more fragrant. You can toast the walnuts in a toaster oven or in a skillet over medium heat.
- Use a good quality bleu cheese. The bleu cheese is the star of this recipe, so it's important to use a good quality cheese. Look for a bleu cheese that is creamy and flavorful, with a strong but not overpowering flavor.
- Use a sturdy bread. The bread you use for these toasts should be sturdy enough to hold up to the toppings. A good baguette or ciabatta bread works well.
- Spread the bleu cheese mixture evenly over the bread. You want each bite of toast to have a good amount of bleu cheese flavor.
- Broil the toasts until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Keep an eye on the toasts so they don't burn.
Conclusion:
These bleu cheese and walnut toasts are a delicious and easy appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. They're also a great way to use up leftover bleu cheese. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a dish that is sure to impress your guests.
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