Mediterranean Layered Torte

Submitted by southern chef in lo

"This is a beautiful appetizer to serve at Christmas, or Thanksgiving. Serve this with slices of warm pita bread, toasted baguettes, or crackers of your choice."

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 40

ingredients

• 3 (680.38 g) package cream cheese, softened
• 236.59 ml crumbled feta cheese
• 240.97 g jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, chopped and well drained
• 226.79 g container hummus
• 118.29 ml seeded and chopped unpeeled cucumber
• 118.29 ml coarsely chopped and well drained pitted kalamata olives or 118.29 ml Greek olive

directions

1. Place cream cheese and feta cheese in food processor; cover and process until blended. Divide into thirds (about 1 cup each).
2. Line a 5 cup mold or a 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 loaf pan with plastic wrap. Spoon 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture in bottom of mold. Smooth top with spatula. Spread tomatoes over cheese layer. Spoon hummus over tomatoes; then sprinkle cucumbers over hummus.
3. Spoon another cup of cheese mixture over cucumbers; smooth out. Spoon olives evenly over cheese layer. Spoon remaining cheese mixture over the olives; smooth out. Bang filled mold on counter to pack down the torte.
4. Cover and refrigerate at least 24 hours, but no more than 48 hours.
5. When ready to serve, turn mold upside down on serving platter. Remove plastic wrap and serve torte with your choice of breads, or crackers.

Reviews

[sarikat]

This was fantastic- so fresh! I made it for the holiday and although my family couldn't eat all of it, we thoroughly enjoyed it with homemade pita chips. I couldn't find the tomatoes, so I subbed in roasted red peppers, chopped. Yummy- and I still can't believe I got my mother to eat hummus!

 

[jeannemscott]

Made this for 2 holiday parties and it was raved about by all. I did have a problem keeping the plastic wrap in place.