Festive and full of flavour, this cream cheese olive Christmas tree from Chef Ness is the perfect crowd pleaser. Served it with classic Arnott’s Jatz and Arnott’s Cheds.
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Cream cheese olive Christmas tree
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Festive and full of flavour, the Arnott’s Cream Cheese Olive Christmas Tree is the perfect Christmas crowd pleaser.
- 1 cheese slice (1 cm thick)
- 1 kg cream cheese
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 11/2 cups grated cheddar
- 2 tbsp chives (finely chopped)
- 2 x 120 g green olives (marinated, pitted, halved)
- 80 g pitted kalamata olives (halved)
- 120 g semi dried tomatoes (sliced)
- 5 rosemary sprigs
- Arnott’s Jatz and Cheds to serve
- Using a 5cm star cutter, cut a star from the cheese slice and set aside.
- Combine cream cheese, paprika, onion and garlic in large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Mix in grated cheese and chives.
- If your mixture is quite soft, chill for 1 hour or until firm enough to shape. If your mixture is already firm, you can skip this step.
- To assemble, place a large piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface, then turn cheese mixture onto plastic wrap.
- Using plastic wrap, form mixture into a cone shape (base will need to be about 13cm diameter). Place on a serving platter.Push olives, semi dried tomatoes, and rosemary into the cream cheese to decorate. Top with cheese star.
- Serve with Arnott’s Jatz and Cheds.
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