Holiday Cheese Wreath
This charcuterie wreath will be the centerpiece of your appetizer spread with its beautiful combination of meats, cheeses and crackers.
Prep time30 min
Total time30min
ServingsMakes 16 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- 1 container (6.5 oz.) garlic and herb cheese spread
- 1 cup drained marinated mixed olives
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 cup bocconcini or ciliegine fresh mozzarella balls in water, drained
- 4 oz. provolone cheese, cubed
- 2 oz. sliced peppered salami, rolled into cone shapes.
- 4 roasted red pepper strips (3-1/2 inch)
- Bay leaves and fresh rosemary sprigs
- RITZ Crackers, TRISCUIT Crackers and WHEAT THINS Original Snacks
Preparation
- Mix cream cheese and herb cheese spread until blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Cut off one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe cheese mixture into 12-inch circle on serving plate.
- Top cream cheese mixture with next 5 ingredients to resemble a wreath, using wooden toothpicks to secure ingredients to cream cheese wreath if necessary.
- Tie pepper strips into bow; use to garnish wreath along with the fresh herbs.
- Serve with crackers.
Recipe Tips
- Holiday Tree
Pipe cheese mixture into a tree-shaped mound on plate. Decorate with remaining ingredients.
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