Pretzel Dip - Weekend Recipe

I purchased a cookbook while on vacation, which is my habit.  This one was called Top Chefs of West Virginia by Allen Arnold and Maureen Crocket.  It had interviews with about 20 different chefs for the Appalachian area.  They vary from complicated to basic, but all reflect a great modern esthetic and a regional flare.  I will be sharing a few more later this year.

One that caught my attention to share this month (Tailgate - Appetizer theme) was a Pretzel Dip by Dennis O. Harris II.  It was a very basic recipe with no herbs in it, but I thought with herbs flavors you could really dress this up.

Pretzel Dip ala Backyard Patch

8 ounces of cream cheese

2 Tbls herb flavored butter

2 Tbls Splenda

2 Tbls herb vinegar

Blend cream cheese with herb flavored butter.  A combination made with chives, tarragon and parsley or BYP Herbal Spread would go well with pretzels.  Add Splenda. Then stir in herbal vinegar.  I suggest a savory vinegar like tarragon, thyme or something with peppercorns, like Marcy’s Favorite.  Serve with pretzel rods.

RECIPE THEME

Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared.  This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year.  To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018 or Recipe2019 

You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each  month.  All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2020 so you can find them all.

The themes are:

Feb 2020 - Footbal Tailgate Favorites (AppFeb)

March 2020 - Kabobs (KabobMar)

April 2020 - Brunch (BrunchApr)

May 2020 - Non-Traditional Pizza (PizzaMay)

June 2020 - StirFry Dishes (StirJun)

July 2020 - Salads with no lettuce (SaladJul)

August 2020 - Pickled things (PickleAug)

September 2020 - Quiche (QuicheSep)

October 2020 - Squash Soups (SquashOct)

November 2020 - Pumpkin (again) (PumpNov)

December 2020 - Turkey Recipes (TurkDec)