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Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs

Name: Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 300 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g cream cheese; 1 shallot; 1 garlic clove; 1 bunch chives; 1 bunch parsley; salt; pepper

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.

209 K 3.9/5 (37 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

5.30 €

300 g

7 Ingredients

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Stage 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

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

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Stage 3

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

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Stage 4

Wash 1 bunch chives and chop finely.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Stage 5

Do the same with 1 bunch parsley.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs : Stage 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 : Stage 7

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 %