Marinated Cheese
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + marinating
YIELD: about 2 pounds.
This special appetizer always makes it to our neighborhood parties and is the first to disappear from the buffet table. It's attractive, delicious—and so easy! —Laurie Casper, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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2 blocks (8 ounces each) white cheddar cheese
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2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
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3/4 cup chopped roasted sweet red peppers
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1/2 cup olive oil
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1/4 cup white wine vinegar
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1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
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3 tablespoons chopped green onions
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3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
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1 tablespoon sugar
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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Assorted crackers or toasted sliced French bread
Directions
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1.
Slice each block of cheddar cheese into twenty 1/4-in. slices. Cut each block of cream cheese into 18 slices. Create four 6-in.-long blocks of stacked cheeses, sandwiching 9 cream cheese slices between 10 cheddar slices for each stack. Place in a 13x9-in. dish.
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2.
In a small bowl, combine peppers, oil, vinegars, onions, herbs, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper; pour over cheese stacks.
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3.
Cover; refrigerate overnight, turning cheese blocks once. Drain excess marinade. Serve cheese slices with crackers or toasted bread.
Nutrition Facts
1 ounce cheese: 121 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 153mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.
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