# Components:
→ Dip
01 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
02 - 3.5 oz sour cream
03 - 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled
04 - 1 tbsp lemon juice
05 - 1/2 tsp garlic powder
06 - 1/4 tsp salt
07 - Blue food coloring (optional)
08 - 1 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
→ Dippers
09 - 5 oz tortilla chips
10 - 3.5 oz blue corn chips
11 - 2 celery stalks, cut into sticks
12 - 2 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
13 - 1 small cucumber, sliced into rounds
14 - 1 cup radishes, halved
15 - 1/2 cup snap peas
→ Garnish
16 - 2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
17 - 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or dill
18 - Edible glitter or silver sugar pearls (optional)
# Method steps:
01 - In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt until smooth and creamy.
02 - If desired, stir in a few drops of blue food coloring until a pale icy blue hue is achieved.
03 - Fold in the finely chopped fresh chives gently.
04 - Transfer dip into a wide, shallow bowl; smooth the surface and sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and chopped herbs. Optionally, decorate with edible glitter or sugar pearls for an icy effect.
05 - Arrange tortilla chips, blue corn chips, and prepared vegetables around the dip on a large serving platter to evoke a frozen pond appearance.
06 - Present immediately alongside additional chips and vegetables for dipping.
