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Ingredientes
- 3 pkt (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 4 c. Cheddar cheese (16 ounces), shredded
- 2 Tbsp. Pesto
- 1 Tbsp. Grated onions
- 1/4 tsp Grnd mustard
- 2 dsh Red pepper sauce, (up to 3)
- 1/4 c. Pine nuts or possibly sliced almonds
- 2 Tbsp. Minced red bell pepper Assorted crackers Kale or possibly Bibb lettuce
Direcciones
- Mix cream cheese and Cheddar cheese; divide in half. Mix pesto into 1 half; mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into other half. Cover each halh and chill about 4 hrs or possibly till hard sufficient to shape.
- Place cheese mixtures on cookie sheet. Shape each half into cone shape to resemble Christmas tree. Wrap each tree and freeze..Can be stored up to 1 month...
- 12 hrs before serving, remove trees from freezer. Thaw in wrapper in refrigerator. Just before serving, roll trees in parsley, pressing parsley proportionately onto trees. Press pine nuts onto trees in string form for garland.
- Press bell pepper pcs onto trees for ornaments...Top each tree with star shape cut from lemon peel.... Dress up the trees with a tree skirt using kale or possibly Bibb lettuce.
- For Snowman: Omit parsley,pine nuts and bell pepper. Mix cheeses together and divide into 3 equal parts. Combine 2 parts to equal two-thirds pf mix; fold in pesto. Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining one-third mix. Chill as directed. Shape each cheese mix into ball; roll in 1/3 c. finely minced blanched almonds. Wrap each ball and freeze.
- 12 hrs before serving, remove balls from freezer. Thaw in wrappers.
- Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman, flatten slightly. Insert pretzel sticks for arms. Decorate as desired with sliced olives, capers, minced bell peppers,ect...
- NOTES : Makes 2 trees or possibly 1 snowman....
