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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

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