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Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs

It is quite easy to make your own garlic and herb cream cheese, rather like the well-know Boursin. It's fresh, much better, of course, and delicious, especially with a piece of toast.

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Last modified on: June 12^th 2011

For 300 g, you will need:

1 250 g cream cheese
2 1 shallot
3 1 garlic clove
4 1 bunch chives
5 1 bunch parsley
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 295 grams

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Preparation	Start to finish
35 min.	35 min.

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Stage 1 - 10 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #1

Mash 250 g cream cheese with a fork.

If you have the energy, pass it through a sieve with a maryse. This is more work of course, but it will be much smoother.

Stage 2

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #2

In any case, you need to obtain a sort of paste.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #3

Prepare 1 shallot and 1 garlic clove, then chop finely.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #4

Wash 1 bunch chives and chop finely.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #5

Do the same with 1 bunch parsley.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #6

Tip all this into the cheese, salt lightly (how much will depend on the saltiness of the cheese you are using), pepper generously and mix well.

Check seasoning.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #7

Pack the mixture into ramekins, then cover with plastic film to protect from the air, and keep in the fridge.

Stage 8

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Photo of step #8

Serve with good bread, toasted (how I like it best) or not.

Remarks

You can change the herbs to any you like, according to taste. Why not try coriander and chervil, for example, which is delicious.

For a stronger flavour, replace half the cream cheese with feta.

And to drink?

An easy-drinking white wine like a Muscadet.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj	46 gr	15 gr	1 gr
13 %	18 %	1 %	<1 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
85 Kcal or 356 Kj	16 gr	5 gr	< 1 gr
4 %	6 %	<1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 5.28 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Gravlax, Oriane's tuna rillettes , Summery cheese on toast, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, ... All
	Chives: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby courgette salad, Crunchy spring salad, Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Eggs meurette, Salmon rillettes, ... All
	Parsley: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Celeriac soup with mustard, Green avocado salad, Fish "à la Bordelaise", Kérinou slices, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Crunchy verrines, Sarladaise potatoes, Salt cod brandade, ... All

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