I have some exciting news to share today. Starting tomorrow, I will be a regular contributor for my local NPR station’s food blog, WFAEats! I am a huge fan of NPR and listen to it pretty much every time I’m driving in the car. About a month back I was driving home from dropping Alex at preschool and across the airwaves comes the announcement that NPR is starting a food blog and is looking for local contributors. It’s at this point in time that I practically pulled a U’ey right there on the road, drove home and emailed Elizabeth, one of the blog’s editors, to tell her that I was most definitely interested in contributing to the blog.
I was able to meet both Elizabeth and Erin yesterday for a cup of coffee sans kids (a treat in itself!) and can’t believe how lucky I am to be working with such wonderful women and for such an awesome organization as NPR. Be sure to stop by and check out their new blog and FOR SURE stop by there tomorrow and check out my post on ways to keep healthy during the holidays!
Enough chatter, how about some dip? Better yet, how about some ooey gooey cheese dip?
There’s just something about a hot cheesy dip that gets me every time. You take your slice of bread, dip it in, bring it out and watch the cheese trail, the steam rising off the top of the creamy deliciousness…. mama mia, I’m in heaven.
This dip was born of a desire to have bruschetta, but the need to create a version that was more “cold weather inspired”. The best way in my mind to take a summer dish and turn it into an appetizer fit for the fall and winter was to heat it up.
Bada bing bada boom, hot bruschetta dip was born. The mixture of mozzarella and parmesan meeting up with tomatoes, basil and balsamic are enough to make my mouth sing. The artichoke addition is a gift to my husband (he’s an artichoke dip fiend). Pure bliss I tell ya. Serve this tasty dish at your holiday buffet and watch your guests come back again and again.
Ingredients Needed:
4 Oz. of Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup of Sour Cream
1 Lg. Tomato, Chopped
1 Large Bunch of Basil, Chopped
1 Can of Artichoke Hearts
1 Clove of Garlic, Minced
1 Pound (16 Oz.) of Marinated Mozzarella
1/4 tsp of Pepper
1/4 tsp of Salt
1 Tbsp of Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
1 Loaf of French Bread
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
Garlic Powder
Combine your cream cheese and sour cream. To the combined mixture add your tomato, basil, artichoke hearts, and garlic.
Mix it together. Now add in your marinated mozzarella, salt, pepper and balsamic.
Place the dip into your oven set at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Pull it out, stir it up a time or two and sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the top.
Pop it back into the oven for another 10 minutes more and your dip is ready to go.
While you’re waiting for it to cook up, go ahead and cut up your loaf of bread, brush the pieces with olive oil and sprinkle a little garlic powder over the top of them. Once your dip is out, pop your bread under the broiler for a few minutes to get the tops crispy and delicious.
Mama mia, let’s do this.
Bruschetta Dip
Ingredients:
4 Oz. of Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup of Sour Cream
1 Lg. Tomato, Chopped
1 Large Bunch of Basil, Chopped
1 Can of Artichoke Hearts
1 Clove of Garlic, Minced
1 Pound (16 Oz.) of Marinated Mozzarella
1/4 tsp of Pepper
1/4 tsp of Salt
1 Tbsp of Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
1 Loaf of French Bread
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
Garlic Powder
Directions:
Combine your cream cheese and sour cream. To the combined mixture add your tomato, basil, artichoke hearts, and garlic.
Mix it together. Now add in your marinated mozzarella, salt, pepper and balsamic.
Place the dip into your oven set at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Pull it out, stir it up a time or two and sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the top.
Pop it back into the oven for another 10 minutes more and your dip is ready to go.
While you're waiting for it to cook up, go ahead and cut up your loaf of bread, brush the pieces with olive oil and sprinkle a little garlic powder over the top of them. Once your dip is out, pop your bread under the broiler for a few minutes to get the tops crispy and delicious.
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COngrats on being selected as a contributor for NPR! I did not realize they are based in North Carolina.
This dip sounds really good. A double or even triple portion should be made for the holiday party.
CONGRATS!!!! Good for you and I am SO making this recipe for the holidays!!
anne
Congratualtion! The dip looks fantastic Julie! I love it. I bet the taste is great! can’t wait to give this one a try.
Contributing to NPR is an awesome but well-deserved honor! Congratulations to you!
The dip looks amazing – it reminds me of the Spinach-Artichoke dip I LOVE at CPK!
Congratulations! How exciting for you. I love this recipe and keeping it for the near future;I haven<t made a good hot dip in ages.Thank you.
Congratulations on your new gig!
This dip looks fabulous – bookmarking for an upcoming party.
Congrats, that is very exciting! This dip sounds so yummy!
This cheesy paradise would go great with pita bread as well. Mmm, I can even picture it.
wait a sec–creamy, cheesy, ooey gooey, AND delicious? the jury’s still out on that one. oh, they’re back. yep…i concur. 🙂
Congratulations for your new adventure! That is great, really!
With a title like that, who could resist such a dip?!? I am definitely bookmarking this, it would be great for the next time I entertain! And congrats on your wonderful honor!
oh congratulations, very exciting! And this dip, wow, what a delicious combination of ingredients! Love it!
Congratulations! What a thrill! I’ll be sure to check out their blog.
So of course this dip looks beyond tasty. I am such a fan of warm and cheesy dips during these colder winter months…but what I’m really excited about is your NPR gig. Congratulations! I love NPR, and I’m just thrilled to hear your good news. Thank you for sharing with me, week after week. Sending love and good thoughts your way!
I love it! Two of my favorite things–tomatoes, and artichokes 🙂
-Krystal @ recipesofacheapskate.blogspot.com
congrats girlie!!! Woo hoo. I’m totally going to take this recipe and use it for our holiday party. thanks a million. I was looking for a winner. knew I’d find it here.
First, big congratulations to you. That is fantastic news. I’ll have to check it out most diffinately. And as for this Creamy cheese dip…looks so amazing. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.
OH MY HEAVENS this looks delicious, Julie! I’m bookmarking this one. Congratulations on your NPR gig. So cool.
Hope the holidays were kind to you. Happy New Year!
xoxo,
Jami
This looks absolutely delicious, Julie! I’m bookmarking this one. Congratulations on your NPR gig. So cool.
Hope the holidays were kind to you.
Happy New Year!
xoxo,
Jami
Jami @ freckled laundry replied: — December 28th, 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Excuse the duplicate. I originally got the “Oops! Looks like you already said that.” error so I changed my wording a tad.
Hey Jules: Can I use your picture for my posting of this recipe?? I will give credit of course, my photo just turned out really bad and I didn’t realize it until now!! Hope you have a great New Year! anne
This looks like a great recipe but what dooes 1Pd of of mozzarella mean? Thanks, Landon
What does 1 pd of mozzarella mean? Thanks