Cranberry Pistachio Cheese Log

Diets

Vegetarian

Ingredients

Produce
- 1/2 cup Cranberries, dried

Condiments
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard

Nuts & Seeds
- 1/2 cup Pistachio nuts

Bread & Baked Goods
- 1 Wafer biscuits to serve, thin

Dairy
- 1 cup Havarti cheese, grated
- 1 250 gram block Philadelphia creamed cheese
- 1 cup Tasty cheddar cheese, grated sharp

Time
Prepare: 10M

Found on littlekitchenblue.com

Description

Cranberry Pistachio Cheese Log has to be the simplest “prepare ahead” party food to hit your Christmas table this year! Throw a few simple and tasty ingredients together and take this to your next party, host and guests alike will love your contribution. I promise not to let them know how little effort it really took and you will be a Christmas Cheese Platter Star 😉 For a lot of people the weeks before Christmas and New Year become a hectic blur of endless Christmas parties and end of year functions, all requiring us to whip up a shared plate of something spectacular to contribute to the festive table. It can all get a bit frantic and some days there just isn’t enough time or energy left to make another amazing dessert or stand out dish to bring along. Enter the humble cheese log. I first saw this combination of flavours in Crème De La Crumb’s Cranberry Pistachio Cheeseball. I made a few minor variations (omitting the garlic powder, using cheeses I had on hand and creating logs instead of the larger ball) and the result was a delightfully tasty appetizer or party nibble that will win over the taste buds of even the most seasoned party goers. This pretty little plate of cheese is gorgeous enough to hold it’s own on any table and it only takes only a few minutes preparation. Just ensure you use softened cream cheese or it will be difficult to bring all the ingredients together. I take my cream cheese out about an hour before I want to prepare the logs. You can even make this the day before to save time (in fact your probably want to as the flavours seem to infuse into the cheese even more the next day). I like to have a couple of these in the fridge ready to go throughout the festive season so I can show up anywhere with something Christmassy in hand! This party starter might be light on effort and ingredients but it certainly isn’t boring. My Cranberry Pistachio Cheese Log is full of the colour and taste of Christmas and I promise it will be hard for anyone to stop at just one smear on their favourite Christmas cracker. Related

Ingredients

250 gram block of Philadelphia Creamed Cheese, softened
1 cup grated sharp tasty cheddar cheese
1 cup grated havarti cheese
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1/2 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
1/2 cup pistachio nuts, chopped
thin wafer biscuits to serve

Directions

Add the cheeses, mustard and dried cranberries into a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly until very well combined - you could use a bench mixer to do this or do so by hand. Just ensure that the mustard is dispersed evenly through out the mixtureShape the cheese mix into two even shaped logs and then roll in the crushed nuts, pressing to ensure the pistachios adhere well.Roll the logs tightly in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour to firm up.Slice into rounds and serve with thin wafer biscuits or as part of a cheese platter

Serves: 2 Cheese Logs
Prepare: 10