Zippy Cheese Log

• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup small curd 4% cottage cheese
• 1 envelope (1 ounce) Parmesan Italian salad dressing mix
• 4 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, divided
• 1/2 cup minced fully cooked ham
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• Assorted crackers

1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, cottage cheese and salad dressing mix until blended.
2. Line the bottom and sides of a 13x9-in. dish with waxed paper. Spread cheese mixture evenly in dish. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Remove waxed paper with cheese from dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons parsley in a 13x1-in. strip 1/2 in. from 1 long edge. Sprinkle ham over remaining cheese mixture.
4. Starting with parsley edge, carefully roll up jelly-roll style. Combine walnuts and remaining parsley; roll log in parsley mixture. Cut log in half; wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with crackers.

cream cheese, cottage cheese, parmesan italian salad dressing mix, fresh parsley, fully cooked ham, walnuts, crackers

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/zippy-cheese-log/ (may not work)