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      Title: DRIED TOMATO TORTA
 Categories: Appetizers, Cheese
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      1 c  Cream cheese -- at room
           Temperature
      1 c  Unsalted butter -- at room
           Temperature
      1 c  Parmesan cheese -- freshly
           Grated
    1/2 c  Sun-dried tomatoes,
           Oil-packed -- drained
           (reserve oil
      2 tb Oil -- from dried tomatoes
      2 c  Fresh basil leaves --
           Lightly packed
 
  With an electric mixer or food processor, beat cream cheese, butter
  and parmesan cheese until very smoothly blended. Cut 4 tomatoes into
  thin strips; set aside. Whirl remaining tomatoes, oil and about 1/2
  cup of the cheese mixture until tomatoes arevery smoothly pureed;
  scrape puree back into bowl with cheese mixture and beat to blend.
  Cover bowl and chill for about 20 minutes, or until firm enough to
  shape. Mound cheese on a platter. If made ahead, cover with and
  inverted bowl (don't let it touch the cheese) and chill up to 3 days;
  serve at room temperature. Arrange reserved tomato strips and basil
  leaves around torta. Sunset suggests spreading cheese on toast (they
  recommend toasted pita bread triangles) and topping with a basil leaf
  and a tomato strip. Makes 8 to 10 appetizer servings.
  
  Recipe By     : Sunset Magazine
 
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