One of my mother's friends sent a recipe to me for an Italian style spread that's really yummy.
It's a layered spread that starts with a layer of cream cheese mixed with goat cheese, spread and pressed into a bowl lined with plastic wrap.
The next layer is a blend of spinach, fresh basil, Parmesan and olive oil and garlic. It makes a dry pesto. This would work best in a food processor, but I was able to chop it finely in a blender.
On top of that you spread roasted pine nuts and finely diced sun-dried tomatoes.
Those layers are repeated and then the final layer is the last of the cream cheese/goat cheese mix.
The spread is chilled to blend the flavors, and then served with crackers. I've made this twice for my family, and I plan to make it for the two brunches coming up. It may become a staple at family gatherings. The pesto layer blended with the cheese is wonderful!
Comments (3)
That sounds wonderful!
Any chance you could post the exact quantities of the ingredients please?
Posted by Blue Witch | May 16, 2005 6:15 AM
Posted on May 16, 2005 06:15
Sounds good but what did you do with the plastic wrap?
Posted by Joe Smitherman | May 16, 2005 8:04 PM
Posted on May 16, 2005 20:04
(ginning) Joe....you line the bowl with plastic wrap so that you can get the molded spread OUT of the bowl. When you are ready to serve it, you open the wrap, invert the bowl onto a plate, and then peel the wrap off the sides and top. Does that make more sense??
Posted by buffy | May 19, 2005 4:15 PM
Posted on May 19, 2005 16:15