Sun-dried Tomato Cheese Ball

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Appetizers, Cheese/eggs	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		INGREDIENTS
3	oz	Sun-dried tomatoes –
		blanched*
8	oz	Cream cheese
8	oz	Unsalted butter – OR
		margarine
1	c	Parmesan – freshly grated
2	T	Olive oil
2	c	Basil leaves – fresh
		lightly packed
		Crackers, your favorite

INSTRUCTIONS

Calories     per serving:             Number of Servings: 0 Fat grams
per serving:  :           Approx. Cook Time: Cholesterol per serving:
Marks:  DIRECTIONS  BLANCHING TECHNIQUE: Bring 1-quart of water to
boil. Submerge  tomatoes in boiling water for 3 minutes to
reconstitute. Take 4 aside  and cut into strips.  In a food processor,
combine cream cheese, butter, Parmesan, olive  oil and remaining
sun-dried tomatoes. Process until smooth. Place in  refrigerator for
about 30 minutes, or until firm enough to shape into  a ball. Place
cheese ball on a platter. Arrange basil leaves and  reserved tomato
strips around cheese ball like a sunburst. To serve,  spread on your
favorite crackers.  Makes 2-1/2 cups.  Recipe from Melissa's brand
Sun-dried Tomatoes.  This recipe was called "Dried Tomato Dip" but I
sure didn't see it as  a dip so I renamed it.  I guess it could be a
spread, but sure can't  see "dipping" anything into this as it would be
too stiff.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 767 Calories From Fat: 618 Total Fat: 70.2g Cholesterol: 137.5mg Sodium: 960.2mg Potassium: 1217.6mg Carbohydrates: 25.4g Fiber: 11.1g Sugar: 8.1g Protein: 18g

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