Christmas Cheer (Or Any Time of Year) Cheese & Shrimp Spread
photo by twissis
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
12 3 oz servings
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 591.47 ml cheddar cheese (about 10 oz, finely shredded)
- 340.19 g carton cottage cheese
- 226.79 g package cream cheese (softened)
- 2 (255.14 g) can shrimp (deveined, drained & finely chopped)
- 29.58 ml dried onion flakes
- 2.46 ml garlic powder
- 2.46 ml ground red pepper
- 59.16 ml chili sauce
- 59.16 ml green peppers (finely diced)
- 59.16 ml red peppers (finely diced)
directions
- Use your food processor or immersion blender to combine all ingredients (except the shrimp & diced peppers) till the mixture is smooth.
- Then, stir in the diced shrimp & peppers.
- Decide your presentation, prepare for it accordingly & chill for at least 1 hr before removing to garnish as desired & serve (with crackers, bread or choice of vegetables/crudites).
- Presentation #1: Use the Christmas mold of your choice or bowl and line with plastic wrap.
- Form into a log or ball wrapped in plastic wrap - Use a 1-qt round tube mold lined w/plastic wrap (meant to resemble a holiday wreath).
- Presentation #2: Prepare as bread or tortilla pinwheels and chill as directed above.
- In Iceland, bread pinwheels are called brauðterta. They are very popular & are made w/an already cooked, flattened & rolled bread product from the freezer section.
- It has a durable plastic sheet w/it to help you get a compact roll after you apply the filling.
- I do not believe this product is available in the U.S., but I suppose you could get creative & make your own.
- To Garnish: The recipe suggested using a combination of finely diced green & red peppers, cucumber, pimento or parsley.
- I happen to think that plumped dried cranberries would be good for this & even added to the shrimp & cheese mix.
- Bottom line: Use whatever suits your fancy to create your own desired holiday look.
- Regarding pictures: I posted pictures of the brauðterta & tortilla version as it is a little late to go for a holiday look. In the tortilla pic, I made a stacker & cut wedges. I also got 7 2" tortilla rounds from each 8" tortilla using my cookie cutter.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)