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Tomato And Pesto Layered Dip

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Feta and cream cheese are layered with pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, and pesto to create a dip that is not only tasty but also impressive to look at.


serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  1-2 hrs
Rating: 5/5

3 reviews
1 comment

ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled
1 package (8 ounce size) cream cheese, softened
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons dry vermouth
2 tablespoons vodka
white pepper
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 cup minced sun-dried tomatoes
3/4 cup pesto sauce

directions

Spray a 9-inch spring-form pan with cooking spray. Line with plastic wrap for easy removal.

In a blender or food processor, combine the butter, feta cheese, cream cheese, garlic, shallot, vermouth, vodka and white pepper. Process until smooth.

Layer the dip into pan as follows: Sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, pesto, cheese mixture. Repeat.

Pat down into pan and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Turn the dip out onto a serving plate, and remove plastic wrap. Serve with Melba toast or toasted baguette slices.

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nutrition data

243 calories, 23 grams fat, 4 grams carbohydrates, 6 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments

  1. jv16 REVIEW:

    Mixed the sundried tomatoes and pine nuts in with the cheese. Spread on toasted bread wedges and then spread with a thin layer of pesto.

  2. Keri

    p.s. I followed CDkitchen's advice and only layered it all once. Twice would be nice but I agree that there wasn't enough for that in a 9-inch pan.

  3. Keri REVIEW:

    Just tried this last night. It is amazing! The cheese layer is very creamy and the tomato-pesto is a nice contrast. VERY impressive dish indeed!

  4. Valerie REVIEW:

    We really enjoyed this dip. Very easy to put together and everyone liked the flavors. The only thing was that there wasn't really any way to layer the ingredients twice. There just wasn't enough of the tomatoes, pine nuts, and pesto to create two layers. There was enough of the cheese mix. I ended up just doing one layer and thought it turned out great that way.

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