Southwest Green Chile Cheese Log

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped green New Mexico chiles, which have been roasted and peeled
• 1 - 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 Tbsp. ground red New Mexico chile
• 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the chile and the cheeses in a bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until firm.

Toss the pecans in the ground chile until well coated.

Roll the cheese between 2 pieces of wax paper to form a log. Then roll the log in the crushed nuts and chill for 8 hours before serving.

To serve, place the cheese log on a platter and arrange crackers around the cheese and place a knife on the platter for spreading.