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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.

199 K 3.9/5 (37 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

£4.55

300 g

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 12^th 2011

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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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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

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

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

Stage 3 - 5 min.

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

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Wash 1 bunch chives and chop finely.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Do the same with 1 bunch parsley.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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.

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

Stage 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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	10 RDI=1 %	1 RDI=0 %	250 RDI=10 %	1,050 RDI: 10 %
Per 100 g	20 RDI=6 %	4 RDI=0 %	0	90 RDI=4 %	360 RDI: 4 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

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For 300 g : £4.55

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Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Stage 2

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Stage 8

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Garlic clove

Chives

Parsley

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