Goat Cheese, Pesto And Sun-dried Tomato Spread

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces goat cheese, softened
• salt
• pepper
• 1/3 cup store bought pesto sauce or 1/3 cup homemade pesto sauce
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• parmesan cheese or romano cheese, shaved
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• olive oil or oil from sun-dried tomato
• 2 -3 basil leaves, chiffonade
• crackers or toasted baguette or crostini

Recipe

• 1 with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese and goat cheese until smooth. season with salt and pepper to taste. spread onto the bottom of a serving plate.
• 2 spread the pesto sauce on top of the cheese layer.
• 3 sprinkle sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts over pesto.
• 4 shave strips of parmesan or romano cheese over top.
• 5 drizzle lemon juice and oil over top of spread.
• 6 garnish with basil.
• 7 serve with crackers or toasted baguette/crostini.