How To Make Basil Parmesan Spread (Red, White, and Green Christmas Appetizer)
A feast for the eyes & a treat for the tastebuds, this basil parmesan spread is a festive spread that’s great with crackers & bread for your holiday spread.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupfresh spinach,coarsely chopped
- 1cupfresh basil leaves,(loosely packed)
- 1tspgarlic,chopped
- 1cupparmesan cheese,freshly grated
- ¼cupolive oil
- salt and ground black pepper,to taste
- 8ozcream cheese
- 4ozmontrachet goat cheese,at room temperature
- ¼cupwalnuts,finely chopped
- ¼cupsun dried tomatoes in oil,drained and thinly sliced
Instructions
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Line a 3-cup bowl with plastic wrap, leaving a 4-inch overhang.
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Combine spinach, basil, and garlic in a food processor and chop finely. Add Parmesan cheese and process until almost smooth.
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Keep processor running while pouring in oil; process until a smooth paste forms. Season with salt and pepper.
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Mix cream cheese and goat cheese together in a bowl.
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Spread a third of the cheese mixture in the bottom of the prepared bowl. Spread half of the spinach mixture on top. Top with half of the walnuts.
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Add half of the sun-dried tomatoes. Repeat with remaining cheese mixture, spinach mixture, walnuts, and tomatoes, ending with cheese mixture. Fold plastic overhang on top and gently push down to compress layers.
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Refrigerate for 8 hours, or up to 3 days.
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Unfold plastic top and invert bowl onto a serving plate. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 277.72kcal
- Fat: 24.86g
- Saturated Fat: 11.60g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.76g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.45g
- Carbohydrates: 3.05g
- Fiber: 0.41g
- Sugar: 1.09g
- Protein: 11.39g
- Cholesterol: 50.34mg
- Sodium: 436.78mg
- Calcium: 280.22mg
- Potassium: 148.63mg
- Iron: 0.89mg
- Vitamin A: 210.83µg
- Vitamin C: 5.20mg
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