Italian Sun-Dried Tomato, Provolone And Pesto Torte

Italian Sun-Dried Tomato, Provolone And Pesto Torte


1. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Turn off the heat. Place sun-dried tomatoes in the water, and cover for 5 minutes. Drain, and finely chop.

2. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and garlic.

3. Line a medium bowl or loaf pan with a large piece of dampened cheese cloth. Layer with 1/3 of the provolone cheese. Spread with 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture. Pour in 1/2 of the pesto. Layer with 1/2 of the sun-dried tomatoes. Layer with 1/3 of the provolone cheese, remaining cream cheese mixture, remaining pesto, and remaining sun-dried tomatoes. Top with remaining provolone cheese.

4. Pull cheese cloth around the layered mixture and gently press into a bowl to mold and remove excess oil. Chill in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Remove cheese cloth and invert onto serving platter.

5. Garnish as desired with basil, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, lemon wedges, olive oil, etc.

6. Enjoy!

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