Blue Cheese & Tomato Spread
Created by Chocolatll on May 6, 2015
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #18857
Ingredients
- 2 pounds tomatoes (cored, halved and seeded)
- 8 ounces crumbled blue cheese (1 cup, at room temperature (aged Gorgonzola preferred)
- 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese (1/2 cup)
- 1 to 3 tablespoons vodka (or white rum - optional)
- 1/3 cup olive oil (extra-virgin)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Step 2: Arrange tomatoes on a baking sheet in a single layer, cut side up.
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Step 3: Bake for 1 hour, until they shrink to half their original size.
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Step 4: Let cool, then puree.
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Step 5: Just before serving, mash cheeses together with a fork.
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Step 6: Stir in tomatoes; mixture should be somewhat coarse.
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Step 7: Add vodka or rum.
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Step 8: Drizzle with oil and stir to mix; oil should not be completely incorporated.
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Step 9: Place in a serving bowl and sprinkle with mint.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (213.1 g)
- Calories 297.9
- Total Fat - 24.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.8 g
- Cholesterol - 33.6 mg
- Sodium - 603.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 4.2 g
- Protein - 12 g
- Calcium - 301.3 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg