Red, White and Blueberry Cheese Spread
Instructions:
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/3 cup Mariani* dried blueberries (or dried cherries), plus more for garnish
- 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- Fresh herbs, for garnish
- Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add Cointreau, lemon juice, seasoned salt, honey, pineapple and 1/3 cup blueberries; mix well.
- Place cheese mixture in the center of a piece of plastic wrap. Bring the corners up to meet and seal around the cheese,molding the mixture into a ball. Refrigerate overnight.
- Remove from the refrigerator and form once again into a ball. The mixture will be stiff and easy to mold. Remove plastic and roll cheese ball in chopped red bell pepper to cover.
- Garnish with fresh herbs and dried blueberries (or cherries). Serve with crackers.
- Makes 24 servings.