Pesto, Olive, and Roasted-Pepper Goat Cheese Torta

Name: Pesto, Olive, and Roasted-Pepper Goat Cheese Torta
Prep time: 9 h
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters prepared basil pesto; 8 servings Accompaniment: crackers or toasts; 473 milliliters 20 oz soft mild goat cheese, softened at room temperature; 3 Tbsps bottled black olive paste or tapenade; 59 milliliters finely chopped rinsed drained bottled roasted red peppers; 8 servings Vegetable oil for brushing pan

Pesto, Olive, and Roasted-Pepper Goat Cheese Torta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 384 calories, 12g of protein, and 33g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up basil pesto, bottled roasted peppers, vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the crackers you could follow this main course with the Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours.

Instructions

Drain pesto in a small fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl 15 minutes, then discard excess oil.

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Lightly oil loaf pan and line with a sheet of plastic wrap large enough to allow a generous overhang on all 4 sides.

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Wrap

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Blot peppers well between paper towels to remove excess liquid.

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Spread about one fourth (1/2 cup) of cheese evenly over bottom of loaf pan and top with all of pesto, spreading evenly. Drop 1/2 cup cheese by tablespoons over pesto and spread gently to cover pesto.

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Top with chopped peppers, spreading evenly. Drop another 1/2 cup cheese by tablespoons over peppers and spread gently to cover peppers.

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Spread olive paste evenly on top, then drop remaining cheese by tablespoons over olive paste, spreading gently to cover olive paste. Cover pan with another sheet of plastic wrap and chill at least 8 hours.

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Remove plastic wrap from top of pan and invert torta onto a serving plate, then peel off remaining plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Let torta stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving.

·For a smoother-looking torta, oiled loaf pan can be lined with parchment paper instead of plastic wrap.

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Cut 1 long piece of parchment to line bottom and ends, leaving a 2-inch overhang, then trace and cut out 2 more pieces for sides of pan plus a 2-inch overhang.·Torta can be chilled in pan up to 24 hours.

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Let torta stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving.