Antipasto Pesto Dip

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter, softened
• 1 lb cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons basil pesto, good quality store bought
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

Recipe

• 1 with an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and butter and whip till light and fluffy.
• 2 in a separate bowl combine the squeezed spinach, cheese, evoo, garlic and pesto. saran wrap a mold or tall glass dish and layer the butter mixture and the pesto mixture to create a pretty layerd dip, beginning and ending with the butter mixture. cover and refrigerate until set. i make this part the day before i am serving the dip.
• 3 to serve, unmold and place in the center of your serving dish -- i use a punch bowl platter for this. surround the dip with assorted veggies, baguette bread slices, prosciutto, pepperoni, salami, cheese cubes, olives, let your imagination be your guide.