Cheese-Nut Pâté

Description

• formatted by Lisa Crawford

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 cup finely minced onion
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 lbs cottage cheese
• 1 cup ground almonds and walnuts combined
• ½ tsp salt
• lots of black pepper
• ½ tsp dill
• 2 tsp prepared mustard
• 2 to 3 tsp fresh lime or lemon juice
• 2 cup grated cheddar

Topping

• 1 cup ricotta
• a few walnuts halves, whole almonds and whole or chopped olives
• radishes, cucumber slices and parsley sprigs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 °F.
2. Grease a standard loaf pan with 2 tablespoons of the butter.
3. Saute onions in the remaining butter until soft, about 4 minutes.
4. Combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, ground nuts, salt, pepper, dill, mustard, lime juice, and cheddar in a food processor until uniform.
5. Spoon into the prepared pan and bake 1 hour.
6. Allow to cool completely in pan then chill for at least several hours before turning onto a serving platter.
7. To decorate, spread ricotta cheese all over as if frosting a cake.
8. Place garnish over cake as desired.
9. Serve with dark bread or crackers.

Nutritional information

Per serving: 481 Cal; 24g pro, 9g carb, 40g fat(73%), 2g fiber, 97 mg chol, 731 mg sodium