If Christmas is about anything, it’s about food. as well as this edible Christmas tree shaped dip is not only properly joyful as well as impressive, it’s tasty as well as simple to make too. Here’s exactly how to make the ultimate cheese as well as olive Christmas tree recipe.

Whether you’re planning on a giant roast turkey or a container of fresh prawns for your Christmas dinner this year, you’ve got to get things started first.

The usual cheese plate as well as peanut bowls are all well as well as good, however if you want something that’ll truly make an impression, this antipasto plate in the shape of a Christmas tree is an immediate hit.

Christina found as well as adapted this recipe from YouTube last year as well as everybody liked it. We even put one together when our buddies Clare as well as Dave in the UK threw an early Christmas dinner in September for us before we left.

This is one of those unusual recipes that always seems to work as well as is always eye-catching.

The ultimate cheese as well as olive Christmas tree recipe

Serves a big, hungry celebration or a little group twice! will store well in the fridge if not eaten all at once.

Here’s what you need:

2x big blocks of cream cheese (4 cups) – don’t buy the spreadable kind

1 cup of sun-dried tomatoes – chopped

½ cup of marinated artichokes as well as capsicum

100g salami – finely chopped

1 tbsp French onion soup mix (or garlic powder, onion powder, salt to taste)

2 cups of mixed eco-friendly as well as black pitted olives

2-3 sticks of rosemary

Basil leaves

Here’s what you do:

1. In a big bowl, mix the cream cheese, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, capsicum, salami as well as French soup mix together up until well combined. You can likewise add a bit of the oil from the marinated artichokes, however not as well much as it’ll make the cream cheese as well runny.

2. turn the blend out onto a sheet of cling film huge sufficient to wrap up all the mixture. begin massaging the blend into a rough cone shape. Make it as tall as you like, however keep in mind your cheese as well as olive Christmas tree has to in shape in the fridge.

3. carefully move the cheese cone onto the plate you’ll be serving it on as well as smooth out the sides with a knife or the back of a spoon. A bit water on the metal will stop the knife or spoon from sticking.

4. push the olives into the surface of the cone up until it’s totally covered then break off little sprigs of rosemary as well as push them into the spaces between the olives. then push the basil leaves into spaces too.

5. Refrigerate for an hour or up until the cream cheese has set. serve with crackers or sliced French stick.

Alternatives as well as things to note:

– While the rosemary looks truly effective, it’s not extremely edible. utilizing basil also or even instead of the rosemary makes things easier. It likewise smells truly good.

– instead of adding salami, try smoked salmon or trout. You can likewise switch out the French onion mix for smoky paprika as well as chilli for more of a Mexican feel.

– For vegetarians, leave out the salami (or fish alternatives) as well as inspect to make sure the cream cheese is vegetarian. most cream cheese doesn’t have rennet in it, however some might.

– This is appropriate for celiac as well as gluten-free diets.

When you serve your cheese as well as olive Christmas tree, you may discover nobody wishes to go very first in eating any type of of this masterpiece. It looks as well great to disturb. It’s likewise difficult to understand where to start!

It’s a great concept (once everyone’s taken their pictures of it – as well as everybody will!) to go very first as well as scoop out a bit to get the sphere rolling.

If all of it doesn’t get eaten, the rest of the cheese as well as olive Christmas tree can go back in the fridge as well as will still be great for a couple of days… if it lasts that long.

Do you have a favourite recipe you like to give the celebration each year? Share it with us in the comments!