Feta Garlic Dill Cream Cheese

I love bagels!! I know, I know... bagels with cream cheese are NOT a smart way to start the day. No whole grains, barely any protein, no fruit or veggies - but SO good!! I just can't resist! There's just something about the crispy, crusty outside combined with the soft, doughy inside of a freshly baked bagel.

A toasted bagel smeared with cream cheese along with a big mug of coffee is my favorite way to start the day.

I don't really have much of a sweet tooth, it's more like a savory tooth! Everything bagels are always my first bagel choice, and I love it when the garlic, onion, sesame and poppy topping also has salt in it. That's right - kosher salt just like a soft pretzel. The salt is used sparingly to make the other flavors that much more savory, that much more delicious. This is where the feta comes in. I started out by sprinkling a little feta on my cream cheese bagel, and the salt in the feta was just enough to bring out the salt on the bagel; just enough to make all of those savory flavors sing. I used some dill to keep things light and fresh, and garlic... well, because it's garlic and you can't ever have too much garlic! This feta garlic dill cheese is also delicious on crackers - especially everything crackers! I also like to put a couple of spoonfuls into scrambled eggs. All of this talk about breakfast is making me hungry!

I have extra bagels and a French press pot of coffee... care to join me?

 

Feta Garlic Dill Cream Cheese

2 8 oz packages cream cheese, at room temperature

8 oz feta (in block form, not the crumbles)

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3/4 oz fresh dill (one small clamshell)

-Mix all ingredients. Chill overnight for all of the flavors to come together.