Colorful Christmas Pâté

Name: Colorful Christmas Pâté
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 113 grams package feta cheese; 237 milliliters loosely packed fresh basil leaves; 3 cloves garlic, divided; 177 milliliters oil-packed dried tomatoes, drained; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters loosely packed fresh parsley sprigs; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted

Colorful Christmas Pâté

Colorful Christmas Pâté requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 22g of fat, and It works well as a reasonably priced side dish.

Instructions

Line a 2 1/2-cup mold or bowl with plastic wrap, leaving a 1" overhang around edges. Set aside.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Beat cheeses at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; set aside.

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Hand Mixer

Combine basil and next 3 ingredients in container of an electric blender; add 2 cloves garlic. Cover and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides; remove from blender, and set aside.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Basil

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Blender

Combine tomatoes and remaining garlic clove in container of electric blender; process until smooth.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomato

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Blender

Spoon one-third of cream cheese mixture into prepared mold, spreading evenly; spread with basil mixture. Spoon one-third of cream cheese mixture over basil mixture, spreading evenly; spread with tomato mixture.

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Cream Cheese