# Components:
→ Dip
01 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
02 - 3.5 oz sour cream
03 - 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled
04 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
05 - ½ teaspoon garlic powder
06 - ¼ teaspoon salt
07 - Blue food coloring, optional
08 - 1 tablespoon 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 - ½ cup snap peas
→ Garnish
16 - 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
17 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or dill
18 - Edible glitter or silver sugar pearls, optional
# Directions:
01 - In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt. Mix thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
02 - If desired, add a few drops of blue food coloring and stir until a pale, icy blue color is achieved.
03 - Fold the chopped fresh chives into the dip gently.
04 - Spoon the dip into a wide, shallow bowl. Smooth the surface evenly and sprinkle with additional crumbled blue cheese and chopped herbs. Optionally, add edible glitter or silver sugar pearls for an icy effect.
05 - Surround the dip bowl on a large serving platter with tortilla chips, blue corn chips, celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber slices, radishes, and snap peas to create a frozen pond appearance.
06 - Present the platter at once, offering extra chips and vegetables alongside.
