Marinated Cheese : Perfect Party Food

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 3/4 tsp Basil, dried
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 3 tbsp Green onions
  • 1 4 oz. jar Pimentos

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Olive oil, Extra Virgin
  • 1/2 cup White vinegar

• Snacks

  • 1 Crackers

• Dairy

  • 8 oz Brick of philadelphia cream cheese
  • 1 8oz. block Kraft cheese chunk cheese, Natural

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Description

Directions

• Grab your cutting board, a pretty platter, and begin slicing up the cheeses. To make the “logs” of cheese, you’ll want to cut slices of each kind of cheese, then stack them alternating. I cut the slices a little less than 1/4″ thick and I like to stand them up when I’m stacking; it’s just easier to stack them than way than trying to line them up lying flat.
• When you get it as long (tall) as you want (or it won’t stand up anymore 😉 ), lay the whole stack over on your platter. I used a square platter, and did 2 strips of cheeses. You could also use one long and narrow platter!
• Now you need to make up the marinade! Grab a small bowl or I used a large glass measuring cup and begin adding in all of the remaining ingredients. First I poured in the pimentos (juice and all!), the olive oil, and the white vinegar. I also went ahead and chopped up the green onions.
• Grab the spices and onions and dump those into the liquid then use a fork to whisk it all up! As soon as you’ve got it all mixed, go ahead and pour it over the cheese:
• And that’s it – the Marinated Cheese is done! Well… except for the marinating.
• Cover it tight with plastic wrap and stick it in the frig overnight to let the marinate really soak into the cheese.
• When you’re ready to serve it, remove the plastic wrap and set out a variety of crackers!
• I daresay, this Marinated Cheese Appetizer will gobbled up faster than you can say “Christmas”! Enjoy!