I almost panicked! After a thorough search of the kitchen I couldn’t find the recipe for the cheese torta we look forward to indulging in during the holidays. It was gone - disappeared - nowhere to be found. I had a vague recollection that Marcy had made it last year so gave her a call. After scouring her kitchen, the precious recipe was found. When you taste this you will understand why I was desperate to find it again. The recipe can easily be doubled for a larger gathering. Happy Holidays!
Basil and Sun Dried Tomato Torta
Serves 8
Ingredients:
- 250 g cream cheese, at room temperature
- 100 g blue cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup loosely packed Italian parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
- 1 small clove garlic, pressed
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, drained of their oil and chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- Crackers or Baguette
Directions:
In a bowl combine the cream cheese and blue cheese until well mixed. Set aside.
Combine the parsley, basil, garlic, sun dried tomatoes and salt in a food processor and process until smooth. Turn the food processor back on and add the olive oil slowly in a steady stream. Scrape down the sides. Add the parmesan cheese and give it a quick whirl.
Stir the walnuts in by hand with a spoon.
Take a bowl just big enough to hold all of the ingredients (approximately 13 cm in diameter and 8 cm deep). Line it with plastic cling wrap leaving extra to hang over the sides.
Carefully spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture in the prepared bowl. Next spread half of the tomato basil mixture over this. Now add another 1/3 of the cheese and top with the other half of the tomato basil mixture. Top with the remaining 1/3 of the cheese mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours or freeze until ready to use.
Allow the torta to come to room temp for 30 minutes (1 hour if it has been frozen). Invert onto a platter or serving dish, tapping if necessary to get it to fall out of the bowl. Carefully peel off the plastic wrap. Garnish with a spring of basil and serve with crackers or toasted slices of baguette.
Note: If you don’t have a food processor or blender you can mince by hand the basil, parsley, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Then slowly add the oil a little at a time while continuously beating with a fork or a whisk.
Indonesian Version:
Basil and Sun Dried Tomato Torte
Untuk 8 orang
Bahan- bahan :
- 250 g keju cream, dalam suhu ruangan
- 100 g keju biru, dalam suhu ruangan
- 3/4 cangkir daun parsley Itali,
- 1/4 cangkir daun basil segar, tambah beberapa lembar daun basil untuk hiasan
- 1 siung bawang putih yang kecil, dihaluskan dengan alat tekan
- 1/4 cangkir tomat kering, keluarkan minyaknya dan potong kecil
- 1/2 tsp garam
Dalam mangkok campur keju cream dan keju biru sampai tercampur dengan bagus. Biar di samping.
Masukkan parsley, basil, bawang putih, tomat kering dan garam ke dalam "food processor" dan proses sampai halus. Hidupkan food processor dan tambahkan minyak olive sedikit demi sedikit. Tambahkan keju parmesan dan hidupkan food processor sebentar.
Tambahkan walnut dan aduk dengan menggunakan sendok.
Ambil mangkok yang cukup besar (kira-kira ukuran diameter 13 cm x dalamnya 8 cm) yang cukup menampung semua adonan. Taruh plastik bening di dalam mangkok (ukurannya harus lebih besar dari bibir mangkok), agar adonan tidak lengket di mangkok.
Masukkan 1/3 dari campuran keju ke dalam mangkok. Kemudian masukkan 1/2 campuran tomat di atas keju. Tambahkan lagi 1/3 campuran keju di atas campuran tomat. Lagi tambahkan 1/2 campuran tomat diatasnya. Terakhir masukkan sisa dari campuran keju. Bungkus dengan plastik dan masukkan kedalam kulkas selama 24 jam. Atau bisa di simpan di "freezer' sampai siap pakai.
Kalau sudah siap, keluarkan mangkok dari kulkas, biarkan selama 30 menit. Kalau dari freezer, biarkan dulu sampai sama dengan suhu ruangan . Tutup mangkok dengan piring besar kemudian balik mangkok, sekarang masakan ada di atas piring. Keluarkan plastik bening dengan hati-hati.
Beri hiasan dengan daun basil. Bisa disajikan dengan roti atau krupuk terrigu.
Catatan:
Kalau tidak ada " food processor" atau "blender" bisa potong halus daun basil, parsley, bawang putih, dan tomat kering. Dengan menggunakan tangan tambahkan sedikit demi sedikit minyak olive sementara bahan terus diaduk perlahan dengan tangan.
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