Pineapple Cream Cheese Spread
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup fresh pineapple, finely chopped
- 1/4 orange bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- MAKE SPREAD:
- Beat cream cheese and sour cream on medium speed until smooth, 2-3 minutes.
- Squeeze and discard juice from pineapple.
- Mix pineapple and next 7 ingredients in cheese mixture on low speed until blended.
- SHAPE SPREAD:
- Turn cheese mixture onto serving platter; shape into oval, making sure to leave room for pineapple top.
- Cover; refrigerate overnight.
- ASSEMBLE PINEAPPLE:
- Remove platter from refrigerator an hour before serving.
- Place Pineapple top at one end of cheese.
- Lay pecan halves, starting at bottom, in rows over cheese.
- Serve with multigrain bread or crackers of choice.
cream cheese, sour cream, fresh pineapple, orange bell pepper, celery, fresh parsley, brown mustard, pepper, cayenne pepper, pecan halves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-cream-cheese-spread-504573 (may not work)