# Ingredients:
→ 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 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
06 - 1/4 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 - 1/2 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)
# Instructions:
01 - In a medium bowl, mix 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 shade is achieved.
03 - Fold the finely chopped fresh chives gently into the dip mixture.
04 - Transfer the dip into a wide, shallow serving bowl. Smooth the surface and sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and fresh herbs. Optionally, add edible glitter or sugar pearls for an icy effect.
05 - Arrange tortilla chips, blue corn chips, and assortments of vegetables evenly around the dip to evoke the appearance of a frozen pond.
06 - Present the platter promptly with additional chips and vegetables available on the side.
