Pesto Cream Cheese Xmas Tree Dip
Fresh pesto, blitzed into cream cheese and studded with crispy pieces of pepperoni?
30 minutes prep
30 minutes cook
Serves 8
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Ingredients
- 150gbasil
- 100gparmesan, grated
- 80gpine nuts, toasted
- 130mlolive oil
- 600gcream cheese
- 1 tbspflaked sea salt
- 2 packspepperoni
If that doesn't necessarily scream Christmas, don't fret - it's in the shape of a Christmas tree! The most delicious and festive thing you can have on a seasonal sharing platter, this goes great with crusty bread or anything else you can spread dips on.
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Place the basil, parm, pine nuts and olive oil in a food processor and blend until you have a pesto.
Add the cream cheese and carry on blending to make a smooth bright green dip. Add the flaked sea salt and check the seasoning.
Spread the pepperoni on two baking sheets and bake until crispy.
Fashion the cream cheese into a cone shape, dotting it with with the pepperoni pieces.
Serve with crusty bread,
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