Name: Herb and Flower Cheese Terrine
Ingredients: 1 lb Very soft cream cheese; 3/4 lb Very soft sweet butter; 1 c Grated Asiago cheese or use very fresh parmesan.; 2 lg Cloves garlic; finely chopped; 3/4 c Fresh basil; finely chopped, or 6 T. dried; 1/4 c Fresh oregano; finely chopped or 2 T dried; 2 ts Worcestershire sauce; 3/4 ts White pepper; 3/4 c Toasted pine nuts or pecans; 3/4 c Finely chopped fresh parsley; No salt needed; 1 3/4 lb Italian Provolone cheese; thinly sliced (ask them to do it at the deli counter) (up to 2); 25 Violas or rose petals if available; (up to 30)

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Curtis Thomas

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains	Italian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Very soft cream cheese
3/4	lb	Very soft sweet butter
1	c	Grated Asiago cheese or use very fresh parmesan.
2	lg	Cloves garlic; finely chopped
3/4	c	Fresh basil; finely chopped, or 6 T. dried
1/4	c	Fresh oregano; finely chopped or 2 T dried
2	ts	Worcestershire sauce
3/4	ts	White pepper
3/4	c	Toasted pine nuts or pecans
3/4	c	Finely chopped fresh parsley
		No salt needed
1 3/4	lb	Italian Provolone cheese; thinly sliced (ask them to do it at the deli counter) (up to 2)
25		Violas or rose petals if available; (up to 30)

INSTRUCTIONS

from Shepherds Garden Seeds cookbook - I'm not sure if it is from their
first or second book _Recipes from a Kitchen Garden_ or _More Recipes from
a Kitchen Garden_. I've made it for the edible flowers workshop I've done
and am planning to make it for my dept. Christmas party using flowers I
pressed rather than fresh. The flowers get all squished and are mainly for
color, so it should work. I always have the deli slice the provolone as
thin as they can get it about 1mm thick for best results.
Cream together the softened cream cheese, Asiago or Parmesan cheese and
butter. Add the garlic, basil, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper
and combine thoroughly. Add the pine nuts and chopped parsley and mix
again. Use your hands and squoosh it together.
Butter a mini-loaf or terrine pan. Line with saran wrap. Layer bottom of
pan with provolone cheese slices, then add a layer of the soft cheese mix
and a sprinkling of flowers or petals. Continue to alternate layers. Try to
get about 5 layers for a nice effect.
Refrigerate overnight. Remove from fridge and let stand about 15 minutes
before serving. Remove plastic wrap and garnish with more flowers.
Note: when cooking with flowers, make sure they have not been treated with
any pesticides and make sure you identify them correctly. The best source
is to grow your own however, but if need be some produce suppliers can
order fresh edible flowers for a small fortune.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest  by Susan Schoneweis <sschonew@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
on Dec 10, 1997

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