Vegetarian Liptauer Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 16 ounces cottage cheese (or a mix) or 16 ounces cream cheese, softened (or a mix)
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 teaspoons French mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 tablespoon currants or 1 tablespoon dates, chopped
1 -2 tablespoon capers, rinsed
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, lots to taste
1 -2 tablespoon black olives, chopped
paprika, to garnish
2 -3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced to garnish
2 tablespoons pimientos, sliced to garnish

Preparation

Beat together cheese and butter until smooth.
Stir in everything up to the olives (not the garnishes). Mix well and form into a mound on a small platter.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Garnish mound with sliced hard-boiled eggs and pimento slices.
Chill for at least an hour.