Roasted Red Pepper Basil Spread

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1 tub (12 oz) cream cheese spread
• 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1/4 cup drained roasted red peppers
• 5 pitted black olives, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Place cream cheese spread in blender; set aside. Wash tub; line with plastic wrap, with ends of wrap extending over side of tub. Set aside.

Add basil and garlic to cream cheese in blender; cover. Blend using pulsing action until well blended; set aside. Chop peppers; combine with the olives. Spoon 1/2 cup of the cream cheese mixture into prepared tub. Cover with the chopped pepper mixture; press lightly into cream cheese mixture. Top with the remaining cream cheese mixture; cover. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Unmold cheese spread onto serving plate; remove and discard plastic wrap.

Serve as a spread with Ritz creackers.