{"id":13371,"date":"2013-03-03T11:40:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=13371"},"modified":"2013-03-14T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T17:32:01","slug":"recipe-homemade-nachos-and-cottage-cheese-dip-with-chianti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/recipe-homemade-nachos-and-cottage-cheese-dip-with-chianti\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Homemade Nachos and Cottage Cheese Dip with Chianti"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Post-1_Cottage-Cheese-Dip\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Add some sophistication to your St. Patrick\u2019s Day Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Patrick\u2019s Day is right around the corner and there\u2019s no better way to celebrate than with a Sunday soiree full of good wine and Canadian cheese. When throwing a St.Patty\u2019s Day get-together, I recommend making this fabulous homemade nachos and cottage cheese dip.<\/p>\n

Made with Canadian Cottage Cheese, guests will swoon over the dip\u2019s soft and creamy texture. Splashes of green chives and cilantro make it perfectly on theme for the occasion. The best part? It only takes about ten minutes to prepare.<\/p>\n

A great wine to go with the dip is an extra dry classic Chianti called Castello D\u2019albola Riserva<\/strong><\/a>. It will balance out the crunchy texture of the chips and wonderfully complement the rich, cheesy flavour of the dip. Whether you\u2019re Irish or not, it\u2019s the perfect recipe for an unforgettable day. Cheers!<\/p>\n

Homemade Nachos and Cottage Cheese Dip<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Oven-baked nachos:
\n1 egg white
\n\u00bd tsp (2 ml) chili powder\"Castello<\/a>
\n\u00bc tsp (1 ml) ground cumin
\n1 pinch garlic powder
\nSalt and freshly ground pepper
\n6 small whole wheat tortillas<\/p>\n

Dip<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

2 cups (500 ml) Canadian Cottage Cheese
\n2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
\n\u00bc cup (60 ml) fresh chives, chopped
\n\u00bc cup (60 ml) fresh cilantro, chopped
\nSalt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F (220\u00b0C).<\/p>\n

In a bowl, mix egg white with spices.<\/p>\n

Brush tortillas with egg mixture, cut them into slices and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.<\/p>\n

Bake in the oven for 5\u20137 minutes or until tortilla slices are as crispy and golden as chips.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, place Cottage Cheese in a bowl, sprinkle with olive oil and fresh herbs, and season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

Place nachos in a bowl and serve with Cottage Cheese dip.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll find more wine and cheese pairings<\/a><\/strong> here as well as in the wine matcher<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

You also might enjoy this Google + video wine and cheese tasting<\/strong><\/a> via social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Add some sophistication to your St. Patrick\u2019s Day Celebration St. Patrick\u2019s Day is right around the corner and there\u2019s no better way to celebrate than with a Sunday soiree full of good wine and Canadian cheese. When throwing a St.Patty\u2019s Day get-together, I recommend making this fabulous homemade nachos and cottage cheese dip. Made with Canadian Cottage Cheese, guests will swoon over the dip\u2019s soft and creamy texture. Splashes of green chives and cilantro make it perfectly on theme for the occasion. The best part? It only takes about ten minutes to prepare. A great wine to go with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,166,9,10,194,197,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-cheese-pairing","category-recipe-cheese","category-food-entertaining","category-food-wine-pairing","category-spack-pairing-video","category-wine-cottage-cheese","category-wine-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13371"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13829,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13371\/revisions\/13829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}