Kalamata Cheesecake Appetizer

Name: Kalamata Cheesecake Appetizer
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter, melted; 2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 egg yolk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary; 118 milliliters pitted Kalamata olives, chopped; 1 sprig Halved pitted Kalamata olives and fresh rosemary optional; 118 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters seasoned bread crumbs; 227 grams cup sour cream

The recipe Kalamata Cheesecake Appetizer can be made in approximately 55 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 157 calories. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 24. If you have seasoned bread crumbs, cream cheese, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and pecans; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.

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Butter

Pecans

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Place pan on a baking sheet.

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Bake at 350° for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, flour, salt and pepper until smooth.

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Salt And Pepper

Cream Cheese

Sour Cream

All Purpose Flour

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Add egg and egg yolk; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in chopped olives and minced rosemary.

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Egg Yolk

Rosemary

Olives

Egg

Pour over crust. Return pan to baking sheet.

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Crust

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Bake for 25-30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen edges of cheesecake from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.

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Remove rim from pan. Top cheesecake with halved olives and rosemary sprigs if desired.

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Olives

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Servings:

79milliliters

butter, melted 2packages

(one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1

egg, lightly beaten 1

egg yolk 1Tbsp

all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

minced fresh rosemary 118milliliters

pitted Kalamata olives, chopped 1sprig

Halved pitted Kalamata olives and fresh rosemary optional 118milliliters

finely chopped pecans 0teaspoons

pepper 0teaspoons

salt 296milliliters

seasoned bread crumbs 227grams

cup sour cream

Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, Sauternes

Cheesecake on the menu? Try pairing with Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, and Sauternes. White dessert wines are a safe pick for cheesecake (without chocolate), but a sweet lambrusco will be so good with classic strawberry cheesecake. One wine you could try is Snake River Late Harvest Riesling. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.

Snake River Late Harvest Riesling

Made from the grapes left to hang on the vine in our estate Arena Valley Vineyard, Late Harvest Riesling is our original dessert wine. Our 2011 has a limeade nose with a hint of minerals and a honey finish. Enjoy this wine with fruit based desserts or as a refreshing aperitif.