Sesame-Garlic Cheese Spread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. sesame seed
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 c. Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
1 Tbsp. minced parsley
1 tsp. garlic salt

Preparation

Place sesame seed in a small frying pan over medium heat; cook, stirring often, until golden.
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in Ricotta or cottage cheese, parsley, garlic salt and the sesame seed.
Mound in a small serving bowl; cover and chill as long as 1 week.
Before serving, let stand at room temperature about half an hour.
Serve the cheese spread with raw vegetables.
Makes about 1 cup.