Basil-Cheese Torta

Name: Basil-Cheese Torta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 sprig Garnishes: chopped fresh basil, fresh basil pine nuts; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, softened; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 113 grams package feta cheese; 12 servings Lucindas Garden Pesto; 59 milliliters chopped pine nuts, toasted; 340 grams packages provolone cheese slices; 12 servings Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, divided

Basil-Cheese Tortan is a gluten free, primal, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 11g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 283 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have lucinda's garden pesto, butter, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Process first 3 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Stir in Lucinda's Garden Pesto, blending well.

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Pesto

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Food Processor

Blender

Line an 8- x 4-inch loafpan with plastic wrap, allowing 1 inch to hang over on each side.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Arrange one-third of cheese slices on bottom and up sides of pan.

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Cheese

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Frying Pan

Layer evenly with half of pesto mixture, 1/3 cup Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, and half of remaining cheese slices. Repeat layers, ending with cheese slices, gently pressing each layer. Fold cheese slices toward center. Cover and chill 8 hours.

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Roasted Red Peppers