What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Delicious Holiday Foods: Norwegian Jarlsberg Cheese Spread! Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. Jarlsberg cheese originated in Norway as a buttery mild cow’s milk cheese with a sweet nutty flavor. In some photos it may appear similar to Swiss cheese, full of holes, but in essence it is much smoother and richer. Don’t believe me? Order a grilled cheese sandwich made with semi-soft imported Jarlsberg cheese sometime and try not to faint when you are asked to pay a much higher price for this gooey better-than-generic extravagance.
NORWEGIAN JARLSBERG CHEESE SPREAD
Ingredients:
4 ounces Neufchâtel cheese
4 ounces Jarlsberg cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons red onion, chopped
1 can (4 ounce size) stuffed green olives, sliced
Sea salt, to taste
Cracked black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup chives, chopped
1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
Instructions:
Mix together Neufchâtel cheese, Jarlsberg cheese, and mayonnaise until well blended. Stir in red onion and green olives. Add sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste. Form into a log. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour. Roll cheese ball in chopped chives and pecans bits before serving. Spread into crackers or bagel chips.
I think, Gail, that this is a winning combination.
Joanna
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Yay! Let’s do it! 👏👏
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I will do this soon!
Joanna
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It’s not only the ingredients and the composition but you always present everything so appealing.
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Thank you, Erika. Since the photos are digital, they’re free. I take a bunch and delete a bunch. 👀🍃
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I see!!
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Spread the love is what I say.
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Oh, Yesss. ‘Tis the Season. 🎁🌲🍒🎶
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This will be where people linger at the party…
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You are correct. Me included.
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Until you feel my subtle elbow…
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😜
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Can’t have too many dips and spread around Christmas.
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You read my mind, Peggy. 🤔
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Hi, Diane, this sounds really good. I should know what Jarlsberg cheese is, living in Denmark, but I don’t. Is it that darkish sweet one? If it is, then the whole composition sounds very intriguing indeed!
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My name is Gail. And to answer your question, jarlsberg is mild, mellow, and nutty. 🍃🧀
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I am so sorry, Gail! Thank you for your answer!
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Of course. 🍃🌺
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Masterpiece by a masterchef
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That’s pretty high praise. Thank you. 🙏🏻✨
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