Olive and Tomato Checkerboards
- 16 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 90g butter
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 cup grated mature cheese Target 2 For $5.00 thru 02/06
- 125g block PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 16 black olives, pitted and halved
- fresh herbs to garnish
- Combine tomatoes with oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl; mix well.
- Place tomatoes in a single layer on baking tray and bake at 160C for 20 minutes or until tomatoes are slightly shrivelled and soft.
- Place butter and flour in food processor and process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add cheese and process until the dough forms a ball.
- Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm.
- Roll out the pastry between two pieces of baking paper to 7mm thickness.
- Cut into 5 cm squares; chill until firm.
- Place on greased baking trays and bake at 180C for 15 minutes or until crisp and golden.
- Combine Philly* and cayenne pepper.
- Spread biscuits with Philly* mixture, then top each biscuit with two tomatoes and two olives.
- Garnish with herbs and serve.
tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt, butter, flour, mature cheese, cream cheese, cayenne pepper, black olives, fresh herbs
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/olive-tomato-checkerboards-103931.aspx (may not work)