Salads and appetizers
Cheese Christmas Tree
A cute cheese Christmas tree appetizer that's sure to be a hit. A simple but brilliant idea to present cheese in an eye-catching — and delicious — way.
Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags
Salads and appetizersInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Recipe story
Cheese Christmas Tree — a very special recipe for Christmas Eve. A fun, festive way to serve cheese that will wow your family and guests!
Ingredients
- 500 g Philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 sun-dried tomato
- 1 yellow sweet bell pepper
- 1 roasted red sweet bell pepper
- 3 green onion stalks
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- For garnish:
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives
- 1/2 cup pitted green olives
- rosemary sprig or fresh thyme
Method
- Finely dice the vegetables and mix them into the cream cheese.
- Use kitchen cling film: place the cheese mixture on it and shape it so it can stand upright (form it into a tree shape).
- Place the shaped cheese on a serving plate and use a knife to sculpt the surface so it resembles a tree.
- Arrange the olives and herbs on the outside to look like decorations.
- Chill the cheese Christmas tree in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- This light, artistic recipe is from a friend and cook on our site
- Thérèse Kadri Abou-Hanna
- Click her name to visit her personal page
- For more from Thérèse see Spinach and Cheese Pastries
Notes and serving ideas
- Spinach and Cheese Pastries
