Cheese Fruit Log

Submitted by ltdsaloon16r

"Got this recipe out of a library book"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup shelled pistachio nut
• 250 g cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 50 g dried apricots, finely chopped
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 50 g sun-dried tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
• black pepper
• 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Bake the pistachio nuts on a lined baking tray for 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
3. Cool, then chop finely.
4. Beat the cream cheese in a medium size bowl until smooth.
5. Fold in the dried apricots, spring onions, sun dried tomatoes and black pepper.
6. Combine the pistachio nuts with the parsley and spread on a sheet of baking paper.
7. Form the cheese mixture into an 8 inch log and roll in the nut mixture.
8. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until firm.
9. Serve with a mix of crackers.