# 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, sliced into sticks
12 - 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 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 fresh parsley or dill, chopped
18 - Edible glitter or silver sugar pearls (optional)
# Directions:
01 - In a medium mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt until smooth and creamy.
02 - If desired, incorporate a few drops of blue food coloring, mixing until a pale, icy blue shade is achieved.
03 - Fold in the finely chopped fresh chives evenly throughout the dip mixture.
04 - Transfer dip into a wide, shallow serving bowl; smooth the surface, then sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and chopped herbs. Optionally adorn with edible glitter or silver sugar pearls.
05 - Artfully arrange tortilla chips, blue corn chips, and fresh vegetables around the dip on a large platter to evoke the appearance of a frozen pond.
06 - Present immediately, offering additional chips and vegetables on the side for dipping.
