Torta Di Formaggio

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and pureed
• 1/4 cup pesto sauce
• cherry tomatoes, made into a rose
• basil leaves
• chives

Recipe

• 1 cream cheese and butter in a mixer until smooth.
• 2 line a terrine with plastic wrap and spread a thin layer of mixture over bottom.
• 3 place in freezer until firm.
• 4 cover with a thin layer of tomatoes,then cheese, chill again.
• 5 spread a thin layer of pesto and then repeat layers until terrine is filled, ending with cheese.
• 6 chill until firm, unmold and top with tomato rose, using basil as leaves and chives (or green onions) as stems.
• 7 yield is approximate.