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Pickle Cheesecake
Crust
• 1½ c. crushed pretzels
• 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
Preheat oven to 325°. In a medium
bowl, combine pretzels with butter
and stir to combine. Press into the
bottom of a 8” or 9” springform pan
and set aside.
Filling
• 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese,
softened to room temperature
• 1 (10 oz.) log goat cheese
• ¾ c. sour cream
• 1 Tbsp. pickle juice
• 3 large eggs
• ½ c. freshly grated
Parmesan
• 2 c. finely chopped
pickles, divided
• 3 garlic cloves,
minced
• 2 Tbsp. finely
chopped dill, plus
more for garnish
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Toasted bread, for serving
In a large bowl, combine cream
cheese, goat cheese, sour cream and
pickle juice. Using a hand mixer, beat
until smooth. Add eggs one at a time
and beat until fully incorporated.
Add parmesan, ½ cup chopped
pickles, garlic, dill, salt, red pepper
flakes and onion powder. Season
with black pepper and fold until all
ingredients are evenly incorporated.
Add half cheese mixture to pan and
smooth into an even layer. Top with
an even layer of 1 cup chopped
pickles, then top with the rest of the
cheese mixture. Smooth top and
bake until slightly golden on top
and set in the middle, 45 minutes to
1 hour.
Remove from oven and let cool
completely. Cover and chill in the
refrigerator for at least 2 hours, up to
overnight.
When ready to serve, top with
remaining pickles and dill for
garnish. Serve with crackers or
toasted bread.
Serves 10-12
Dill Pickle Martini
• 2 cups ice
• 1 ½ ounces dill pickle juice
• 4 ½ ounces vodka
• 2 dill pickle spears
Pour ice into a cocktail shaker; pour
dill pickle juice and vodka over the
ice. Cover the shaker and shake
vigorously for about 20 seconds;
strain into martini glasses. Garnish
each cocktail with a dill pickle spear
Serves 2
Pickle Pops
• 2 ¼ c. pickle juice
• 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• ½ c. pickle chips
In a large liquid measuring cup,
whisk together pickle juice
and sugar. Place a few pickle chips
in each Popsicle mold then pour in
pickle juice mixture. Cover and add
popsicle sticks. Freeze until solid,
4 hours. Run warm water over
molds to loosen popsicles and
serve immediately.
Serves 10
46 • MAY 2022