date-nut sandwich spread

Name: Date-Nut Sandwich Spread
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) dried dates, pitted ( for this recipe i chose deglet noor dates, *always* unsulphured); 2/3 cup(s) cream cheese, softened (reduced fat cream cheese not recommended); 1/3 cup(s) walnuts (you can substitute pecans, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, pine nuts); 1 pinch(es) ground cardamom or cinnamon (freshly grated nutmeg is good with this spread, too!); - sandwich bread, crackers, english muffins, crumpets, etc. to use with the spread

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Vallèe du Willamette, OR

Updated on Mar 31, 2015

Here's another winner from my copy of 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles. I contributed a pinch of spice to the recipe but it is optional.

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prep time 10 Min

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method No-Cook or Other

yield 3 /4 cup

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried dates, pitted ( for this recipe i chose deglet noor dates, *always* unsulphured)
2/3 cup cream cheese, softened (reduced fat cream cheese not recommended)
1/3 cup walnuts (you can substitute pecans, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, pine nuts)
1 pinch ground cardamom or cinnamon (freshly grated nutmeg is good with this spread, too!)
- sandwich bread, crackers, english muffins, crumpets, etc. to use with the spread

How To Make date-nut sandwich spread

Step 1

Finely chop the dates either by hand. (use a wet knife-it makes slicing easier!) Or, place coarsely chopped dates in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.

Step 2

Stir together the softened cream cheese and nuts by hand or add it to the food processor (along with the spice, if using. If using a food processor, process with the PULSE on/off function. Process the mixture until everything is combined and the dates are as finely chopped as possible.
Step 3

Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
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