Looking for a dip that’s sure to wow your holiday party guests? Allow us to introduce you to our favorite holiday dip recipe featuring Lifeway Farmer Cheese, honey, thyme, olive oil, and pistachios. Pomegranate arils garnish the dip, creating a beautiful holiday touch that glimmers and glistens just right. Best of all, it’s filled with flavor, packed with protein, and has live and active cultures for a healthy gut since it’s made with Lifeway!
This is a simple dip recipe to prepare, but its elevated flavors take it to a new level compared to average dip recipes. It’s filling and creamy with an elite texture thanks to our luscious farmer cheese that’s ready to use right out of the package—no blending required! Mix up this dip for your next holiday party, and bring Lifeway into your kitchen for easy, healthy, delicious recipes you can count on every time.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 10 mins Servings: 4Ingredients
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 2 1/2 tbsp. raw honey
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- 5 sprigs of fresh thyme, destemmed
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1-2 tbsp. fresh pomegranate arils (seeds)
- 1-2 tbsp. raw pistachio kernels
- crackers or pita chips for serving
Directions
- Add olive oil and thyme to a small pan, and cook over medium heat for a few minutes until thyme begins to crisp up, then set aside.
- In a food processor, combine half a container of Farmer Cheese, 2 tbsp. raw honey, half of the thyme olive oil mixture from step 1, and the salt. Blend until nice and smooth. Taste and add remaining ½ tbsp of honey if needed.
- When you’re ready to serve the dip, add it to a small plate with sides or a bowl. Using the back of a spoon even the dip out. Then, garnish with some of the remaining thyme oil. Add pistachios and pomegranate arils/seeds, and finish with more thyme oil if desired.
