Goat Cheese Spread

Name: Goat Cheese Spread
Ingredients: 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 8 ounces goat cheese; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 4 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1/4 cup basil pesto; 1/2 cup dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped; Garnishes: dried tomato slivers, fresh oregano sprigs; French bread slices or crackers

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
8 ounces goat cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup basil pesto
1/2 cup dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
Garnishes: dried tomato slivers, fresh oregano sprigs
French bread slices or crackers

Directions

1

Process first 5 ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Spread one-third of cheese mixture in bottom of a plastic wrap-lined 8- x 4-inch loafpan. Top with pesto; spread one-third cheese mixture over pesto. Sprinkle with dried tomatoes; top with remaining cheese mixture. Cover and chill 8 hours.
2

Invert spread onto a serving plate, discarding plastic wrap. Garnish, if desired. Serve with French bread slices or crackers.
3

To garnish as in our photo, cut one dried tomato into slivers. Gently press fresh oregano sprigs and tomato slivers in a decorative pattern over the top of the cheese after it is inverted.