Pistachio Cranberry cheese Log #Christmas

Pistachio Cranberry cheese Log should be simple  "preparing future " party food to hit your Christmas table this year! Throw some simple and tasty ingredients together and take it to your next party, the host and guests will love your contributions.  I promise not to let them know how little effort is really needed and you will 😉 cheese plate Christmas star.

For many people the week before Christmas and the new year be a blur of endless busy Christmas party and year end functions, all require us to preparing a plate together something spectacular to contribute to the festive table.  It can all be a bit frantic and some days there's just not enough time or energy left to make a stunning dessert or another stand out dish to bring.

Party Starter might be light on effort and ingredients, but it's certainly not boring.  Pistachio Cranberry cheese log me in full color and taste of Christmas and I promise you it will be hard for anyone to stop at just one smear on their favorite Christmas cracker.

Materials

• 250 g block Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese is delicious
• Havarti cheese grated 1 cup
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1/2 dry cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pistachio nuts, chopped
• wafer thin crackers for serving

Instructions

1. Add cheese, mustard and dried cranberries into a large mixing bowl and stir until very well combined-you can use the bench mixer to do this or do it by hand. Just make sure that the mustard spread evenly through out the mix
2. Shape cheese mixture into two even log shaped and then roll in crushed nuts, pressing to ensure pistachios comply with either.
3. Roll log tightly in cling wrap and chill for at least an hour to firm up.
4. Slice into rounds and serve with crackers or thin wafer as part of a cheese platter