Time: 45 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8 - 10

While your guests wait for dinner, offer them this wonderful cheese appetizer shaped like a Christmas tree. It's easy to make, yet looks truly impressive and atmospheric. Form a well-chilled cheese cone, then roll it tightly in chopped fresh herbs and decorate it with pomegranate seeds like ornaments. Rest assured, this cheese tree tastes as stunning as it looks. Serve on a beautiful platter, arranging crackers around the tree.

Ingredients:

• 220 g of cream cheese
• 220 g sharp cheddar
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2-3 drops of Worcestershire sauce
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1/4 cup very finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
• 2 tbsp. l. pomegranate seeds
• Butter crackers, such as Ritz, for serving
• Special equipment: food processor

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Place the cream cheese, cheddar, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, green onions, lemon juice, and some salt and black pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is almost smooth; the cheese should still be in small chunks. Using a rubber spatula, transfer the cheese mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and wrap. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Step 2
• Using your hands, shape the cheese mixture into a Christmas tree (or cone), using plastic wrap to help. Mix the chopped parsley and dill on a plate or work surface. Roll the cheese cone in the finely chopped herbs.
Step 3
• Place the cheese tree in the center of the dish. Decorate with pomegranate seeds, like toys. Serve with crackers.

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