Recipe
Directions:
STEP 1:Add all the ingredients, except the chives in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
STEP 2:
Blend until smooth. Then, stir in the chives.
STEP 3:
Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and garnish with more Parmigiano Reggiano. Serve at room temperature.
STEP 4:
I serve it with kettle-cooked potato chips, but I’m sure you can imagine it is a perfect dip for crudité or spread onto crostini. Buon appetito!
About Chef Marc Sievers
I’m a cookbook author and entertaining expert and I have spent the past decade sharing my expertise for earthy and elegant vegetarian cooking, easy entertaining and thoughtful, but uncomplicated style.
No matter the paths taken in my life, the kitchen has always been the one place where I have felt the most comfortable. The best part of my day is cooking and entertaining with friends and family, with the house filled with laughter!
My first cookbook was published in 2011, my second in 2016, and my third cookbook French Omelettes—Your New House Meal was released in Fall 2019. I am excited to share my vision for the best ideas to help you enjoy life’s little moments, whether for a dinner for eight or a cozy night at home for you and your plus one!
Born and raised in New England, I live in Lawrence, MA with my husband Ryan and our pups Lady and Gigi.
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Whipped Parmigiano Reggiano & Roasted Garlic Dip
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8
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When I think of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, I immediately crave its unique texture as a hard cheese with those crystalline bits throughout. Those crunchy little pockets, or flavor crystals, are formed by the aging process and develop from the amino acids in each wheel. Not only do they give Parmigiano Reggiano its signature texture, but those pockets are filled with flavor. So, it is safe to think that its texture does not lend well to being “whippable”, but great discoveries are made every day!
It turns out when Parmigiano Reggiano is finely grated (I use a microplane for this) and blended with buttery-soft deeply roasted garlic and creamy mascarpone cheese, it blends perfectly smoothly and adds incredible flavor to my Whipped Parmigiano Reggiano & Roasted Garlic Dip.
Your tongue will think you are eating a very flavorful and luxurious cloud. The dip has the most airy, fluffy texture – like a light mousse.
Ingredients:
Parmigiano Reggiano –1 cup, finely grated, plus more for serving
Roasted Garlic –1 cup, whole cloves, drained (recipe link here)
Roasted Garlic Oil –6 tablespoons
Balsamic Vinegar –2 teaspoons
Mascarpone Cheese –16 ounces, at room temperature
Sea Salt –1½ teaspoons
Black Pepper –1 teaspoon
Chives –1½ tablespoons, fresh, finely minced
Notes:
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Pairing:
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