Pesto Cheese Logs Recipe
These pesto cheese logs are great as appetizers or starters for dinner parties or occasions. Prepared with liberal amount of cream cheese along with equal parts of pesto sauce and feta cheese, the cheese logs are blended in a processor to combine. Rolled in a walnut and carrot parsley mix, the pesto cheese logs are wonderfully appetizing and peppy.
Ingredients
1/3 cup walnuts
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons finely shredded carrot
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Assorted crackers
Carrot slivers, parsley and fresh thyme for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
To toast walnuts, place on baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently; cool.
Process walnuts in food processor using on/off pulsing action until walnuts are ground, but not pasty.
Remove from food processor; set aside.
Process cream cheese, pesto and feta cheese in food processor until smooth.
Spread 3/4 cup cheese mixture on waxed paper and form 4-inch log.
Wrap waxed paper around cheese log.
Repeat with remaining cheese mixture.
Refrigerate logs at least 4 hours, until well chilled.
Roll each chilled log to form 5-inch log.
Combine walnuts and pepper.
Roll 1 log in nut mixture to coat.
Combine carrot and parsley.
Roll remaining log in carrot mixture to coat.
To toast walnuts, place on baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently; cool.
Process walnuts in food processor using on/off pulsing action until walnuts are ground, but not pasty.
Remove from food processor; set aside.
Process cream cheese, pesto and feta cheese in food processor until smooth.
Spread 3/4 cup cheese mixture on waxed paper and form 4-inch log.
Wrap waxed paper around cheese log.
Repeat with remaining cheese mixture.
Refrigerate logs at least 4 hours, until well chilled.
Roll each chilled log to form 5-inch log.
Combine walnuts and pepper.
Roll 1 log in nut mixture to coat.
Combine carrot and parsley.
Roll remaining log in carrot mixture to coat.
