Salsa Baked Goat Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 1/4 cup walnuts or 1/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
    1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    4 ounces plain goat cheese (or you can just use more cream cheese)
    1 cup salsa (your favorite)
    1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped for garnish
    pita bread rounds or crisp toast
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 350F.
    Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven until lightly browned and very fragrant, 7-8 minutes should do it.
    Transfer to a medium bowl Add the cheeses to the bowl and combine thoroughly with the nuts.
    Scoop the cheese mixture into the center of a baking dish, such as a decorative 9\" pie plate, and form into a 5\" disk.
    Spoon te salsa over and around the cheese.
    Bake until heated through, 10-15 minutes.
    Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve as a dip or a spread with tortilla chips or other crisps*Note: if the salsa is very chunky, you may want to strain it or chop it in a food processor so the pieces won't fall off the chips.
    Also, really good if the chips are heated!

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