Three things that I buy almost every week are fresh parsley, cilantro, and green onions. They’re almost always less than a dollar each , but add so much flavor and color to my meals, that they’re worth buying even if I can’t use them all up. I still love coming up with recipes that use up those odds and ends, like this Scallion Herb Cream Cheese Spread, because less waste is always better. This tangy, herb-infused cream cheese only takes minutes to make, but it so seriously delicious, and it may even help you eat more vegetables throughout the day.

Why might this help you eat more vegetables? This Scallion Herb Cream Cheese Spread tastes almost like a ranch flavored cream cheese, which makes it great for spreading onto vegetable sandwiches and wraps, or spreading onto celery sticks or cucumber slices. I’m day dreaming about a humongous vegetable sandwich with this Scallion Herb Cream Cheese, avocado, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, and tomato. 😍

I’ve set the serving size for this one at 1 ounce, or about 2 Tbsp because that’s the general serving size for regular cream cheese, but I know it’s tough to stick to just 2 Tbsp, so take that with a grain of salt. K? Thx.

Not into cilantro? No problem. Leave it out and it will still be awesome, no need to replace it with anything else. Grow your own herbs? Try adding in a little tarragon or even basil.

Scallion Herb Cream Cheese Spread

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Add 8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature), 1 sliced green onion, about 2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley, 2 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro, 1/8 tsp garlic powder, 1/8 tsp salt, and 1 Tbsp lemon juice to a bowl. 

Use a fork to mix and mash the ingredients together until everything is evenly mixed. If you’re doing a double batch for any reason you could probably use a hand mixer, but I figured this amount would be too small to have a mixer be effective. 

Use the Scallion Herb Cream Cheese Spread immediately, or refrigerate it for up to five days.

This is SO GOOD with cucumbers. FYI.

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