Low Carb and Super-Fresh Cream Cheese with Herbs

 Low Carb and Super-Fresh Cream Cheese with Herbs
4 Servings

INGREDIENTS:
     1/2            lb  cream cheese
  2          teaspoons  olive oil
  8        tablespoons  fresh parsley -- or basil, chopped
  1                     garlic clove
     1/2                lemon -- the zest
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
  4                     celery stalks -- or other fresh vegetables of your liking



COMPLETE RECIPE AND INSTRUCTIONS AT DIET DOCTOR

Description:
  "So easy to make! Mix a non-flavored, full-fat cream cheese with fresh herbs and spices. Voila! Bring on yumminess!"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 230 Calories; 22g Fat (84.1% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 62mg Cholesterol; 207mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 Fat.

NOTES : We used fresh herbs, garlic and lemon in this recipe, but feel free to experiment with your favorite spices!

Flavored cream cheese works well with cucumber, bell-pepper or carrot sticks, and with low-carb bread and sesame crispbread. And why not add some to gratins or sauces?