Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

• 2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup fresh basil, packed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• assorted crackers

Directions

1. Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy; set aside. In a blender, combine remaining ingredients except crackers; process until smooth. Fold basil mixture into cream cheese. Line a medium bowl with plastic wrap and fill with cream cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate one hour, until set. At serving time, unmold dip onto a platter; peel off plastic wrap. Serve with crackers.

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