Olive Appetizer Tree - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (10 ounce) bottle of small pimento stuffed olives
    1 (10 ounce) bottle of large pimento stuffed olives
    6 ounces pitted kalamata olives or 6 ounces black olives
    1 lb colby cheese
    rosemary sprig, if desired
Preparation
    Get a box of toothpicks and a 9 inch cone shape to begin. (green or white).
    Drain olives. Cut block of cheese into 1/2 inch thick slabs and cut 1 inch stars with a cookie cutter. Cover with wrap.
    Break toothpicks in half. Starting at the bottom of the cone, insert toothpicks in a random order and push olives onto them. Vary the olives and leave room for the cheese stars. Place larger olives near the bottom.
    Push each cheese star into a toothpick half, Top the tree with a cheese star and insert rosemary sprigs randomly.
    Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate no longer than 8 hours.

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