Name: Dried Tomato Torta
Ingredients: 1 c Cream cheese -- at room; Temperature; 1 c Unsalted butter -- at room; Temperature; 1 c Parmesan cheese -- freshly; Grated; 1/2 c Sun-dried tomatoes,; Oil-packed -- drained; (reserve oil; 2 tb Oil -- from dried tomatoes; 2 c Fresh basil leaves --; Lightly packed

There is nothing into which the heart of man so easily falls as pride, and yet there is no more vice which is more frequently, more emphatically, and more eloquently condemned in Scripture. Pride is a thing which should be unnatural to us, for we have nothing to be proud of. In almost every other sin, we gather us ashes when the fire is gone. But here, what is left? The covetous man has his shining gold, but what does the proud man have? He has less than he would have had without pride, and is no gainer whatever. Pride wins no crown.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Appetizers, Cheese	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Cream cheese — at room
		Temperature
1	c	Unsalted butter — at room
		Temperature
1	c	Parmesan cheese — freshly
		Grated
1/2	c	Sun-dried tomatoes,
		Oil-packed — drained
		(reserve oil
2	tb	Oil — from dried tomatoes
2	c	Fresh basil leaves —
		Lightly packed

INSTRUCTIONS

With an electric mixer or food processor, beat cream cheese, butter and
parmesan cheese until very smoothly blended. Cut 4 tomatoes into thin
strips; set aside. Whirl remaining tomatoes, oil and about 1/2 cup of the
cheese mixture until tomatoes arevery smoothly pureed; scrape puree back
into bowl with cheese mixture and beat to blend. Cover bowl and chill for
about 20 minutes, or until firm enough to shape. Mound cheese on a platter.
If made ahead, cover with and inverted bowl (don't let it touch the cheese)
and chill up to 3 days; serve at room temperature. Arrange reserved tomato
strips and basil leaves around torta. Sunset suggests spreading cheese on
toast (they recommend toasted pita bread triangles) and topping with a
basil leaf and a tomato strip. Makes 8 to 10 appetizer servings.
Recipe By     : Sunset Magazine
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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