{"id":6932,"date":"2007-07-11T18:29:27","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T01:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=6932"},"modified":"2010-06-19T18:30:22","modified_gmt":"2010-06-20T01:30:22","slug":"cheese-pesto-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=6932","title":{"rendered":"Cheese &#038; Pesto Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a name=\"_Toc8343398\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">8oz. Cream Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">4 1\/2oz. Brie Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 C. Firmly Packard Basil Leaves<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/2 C. Firmly Packed Parsley Springs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/2 C. Grated Parmesan Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/4 C. Pine Nuts (or Walnuts or Almonds)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2 Cloves Garlic, quartered<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/4 C. Olive Oil<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/2 C. Whipping Cream<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Crackers or Slices of French Bread<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Soften Cream and Brie Cheese.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>For pesto combine basil and parsley, Parmesan cheese, nuts, garlic and 2 tsp. Oil oil in blender.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Blend with on and off turns until paste forms.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Gradually add remaining oil, blending on low speed until smooth.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Beat cream cheese and Brie together till nearly smooth.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Line a 4 C. Mold with plastic wrap.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Spread 1\/4 of cheese mixture into mold.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Top with 1\/3 Pesto mix. Repeat layers.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Top with Cheese mixture.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Chill 6-24 hours.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>To serve, unmold on plate.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Remove plastic wrap.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Garnish with fresh basil if desired.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8oz. Cream Cheese 4 1\/2oz. Brie Cheese 1 C. Firmly Packard Basil Leaves 1\/2 C. Firmly Packed Parsley Springs 1\/2 C. Grated Parmesan Cheese 1\/4 C. Pine Nuts (or Walnuts or Almonds) 2 Cloves Garlic, quartered 1\/4 C. Olive Oil 1\/2 C. Whipping Cream Crackers or Slices of French Bread \u00c2\u00a0 Soften Cream and Brie Cheese.\u00c2\u00a0 For pesto combine basil and parsley, Parmesan cheese, nuts, garlic and 2 tsp. Oil oil in blender.\u00c2\u00a0 Blend with on and off turns until&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=6932\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6934,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6932\/revisions\/6934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}