Black Diamond Cheese Dip

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Ingredients:

• 3 cups shredded Black Diamond Cheddar (about ½ pound)
• 1 cup Shredded Jarlsberg Cheese (about ¼ pound)
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup beer (not dark)
• 1/2 cup drained canned tomatoes, chopped fine
• 1/2 of 12-oz jar pickled jalapeño peppers, minced
• Tortilla Chips, for serving

Directions:

In a bowl toss the cheeses with the flour and reserve the mixture. In a large heavy saucepan cook the onion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened. Add the beer, tomatoes, and jalapeños and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the reserved cheese mixture by ½ cupfuls to the beer mixture, stirring after each addition until the cheeses are melted. Serve warm with tortilla chips. Makes about 4 cups

Per 1/4 cup serving: 102 calories; 62% calories from fat; 7g total fat; 4g saturated fat; 23mg cholesterol; 285g sodium; 3g total carbohydrates; 6g protein