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Mediterranean Cheese And Vegetable Layered Appetizer Spread Recipe


Mediterranean  Cheese And Vegetable Layered Appetizer Spread Recipe
Rossa & Verde: from a Quark web site for a delcious red and green layered appetizer flavored with garlic, peppers and basil pesto

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups (16 ounces) Quark or similar substitute ( cream cheese, ricotta cheese, mascarpone, etc. )
  • 2 large cloves baked garlic*, divided
  • 1/3 cup roasted red pepper puree**
  • OR 1 jar (4 ounces) sliced pimentos, drained and pureed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/3 cup prepared basil pesto sauce
  • Cheesecloth, as needed

Directions
  1. Divide Quark evenly into 2 small bowls.
  2. Red Layer: mix Quark, 1 garlic clove, red pepper puree and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  3. Green layer: mix Quark, pesto, remaining garlic and salt.
  4. Line a 3 cup bowl with 4 layers of cheesecloth.
  5. Spoon 1/2 red Quark mixture in bottom of bowl; top with 1/2 green Quark mixture.
  6. Repeat layers.
  7. Fold cheesecloth over top, cover and refrigerate until chilled.
  8. To serve, lift cheesecloth over edges of bowl.
  9. Cover bowl with a serving plate; invert.
  10. Remove bowl and cheesecloth.
  11. Serve with French bread slices.
  12. How to bake garlic*:
  13. Bake whole garlic bulbs in baking dish in 375 degree F. oven for about 45 minutes.
  14. Cool; separate cloves and squeeze out garlic.
  15. How to roast peppers: *
  16. Cut red pepper in half lengthwise, seed.
  17. Place cut side down on baking sheet.
  18. Broil until skin is blistered, 3 to 5 minutes.
  19. Place pepper in a plastic bag with a damp paper towel to steam.
  20. When cool, remove skin and puree.

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Comments


Unique! Great christmas recipe!!!!


Thought your post was really well done. Aren't the ingredients interesting? It's a 5 in by book.
Thanks for something really different. Refreshing.


Thanks, I edited to put cheese and vegetable in the title also to make it more clear. Yes, agree with first psoter also, for a christmas appreizer!


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