Cheese & Olive Appetizer Tree

Name: Cheese & Olive Appetizer Tree
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams block Colby cheese; 170 grams pitted Kalamata or ripe olives; 283 grams bottle pimiento-stuffed olives; 312 grams bottle pimiento-stuffed olives; 1 sprig Rosemary if desired; 1 cone shape (9 inches tall) green or white floral foam; 1 package (125-count) toothpicks

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Cheese & Olive Appetizer Tree a try. This recipe makes 30 servings with 97 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rosemary sprigs, floral foam, kalamata, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Drain olives.

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Olives

Cut block of cheese horizontally into 2 pieces, each about 1/2 inch thick.

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Cheese

Cut cheese with 1-inch star-shape canap cutter. Cover cheese stars with plastic wrap.

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Cheese

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Break toothpicks in half as needed; push each olive onto toothpick half. Starting at bottom of cone, insert toothpicks until they stay securely in place. Continue placing olives in random order on tree, varying sizes and leaving spaces for the cheese stars. (For stability of the tree, place most of the larger olives near the bottom.)

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Cheese

Olives

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Toothpicks

Push each cheese star onto toothpick half; insert into cone among the olives. Top tree with a cheese star that has been inserted horizontally on toothpick between points of star. Insert rosemary sprigs randomly between olives and cheese. Cover loosely and refrigerate no longer than 8 hours before serving.

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Rosemary