Three Color Cheesy Appetizer Terrine

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages neufchatel cheese or 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup basil pesto (homemade or from a jar)
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 1 (6 ounce) can small pitted black olives
• 1 garlic clove

Recipe

• 1 equipment needed: loaf pan (5 ¾ x 3 ½ x 2 ¼), plastic wrap, rubber spatula or pastry bag with 1a tip or a 1 inch cut, food processor or blender, small sieve.
• 2 place pesto in a small sieve set over a bowl.
• 3 let sit for about 30 minutes to drain away excess oil.
• 4 meanwhile drain oil from tomatoes.
• 5 pat tomatoes dry with a paper towel to remove excess oil.
• 6 place tomatoes in small food processor or blender and chop very finely.
• 7 wash processor or blender.
• 8 place olives and garlic in small food processor or blender and process until very finely chopped.
• 9 stir together the cream cheese or neufchatel cheese with the goat cheese until well blended and smooth.
• 10 line the loaf pan with plastic wrap, making sure to leave about 6 inches of overhang in all four directions.
• 11 use two layers of plastic wrap if necessary.
• 12 using either a pastry bag with large tip (such as 1a) or a 1 inch cut, or a rubber spatula and a spoon, spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture on the bottom of the loaf pan.
• 13 top with the drained pesto and spread evenly being careful not to mix with the cheese below.
• 14 using the same method as before top the pesto with another 1/4 of the cheese mixture being careful to not mix with the pesto.
• 15 top with the chopped sun dried tomatoes, spreading evenly.
• 16 top with another 1/4 of the cheese mixture.
• 17 top that with the chopped olive mixture.
• 18 top that with the remaining cheese mixture and smooth it out.
• 19 cover the mixture with the overhanging plastic wrap.
• 20 refrigerate for at least 4 and up to 24 hours.
• 21 when ready to serve, peel back overhanging plastic wrap and invert onto serving platter.
• 22 remove plastic wrap.
• 23 let sit at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 24 serve with various crackers.