Italian Torte

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Ingredients

  • 3 ounces sun-dried tomatoes
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 10 slices provolone cheese
  • 8 ounces pesto

Instructions

  1. Bring a small saucepan of water to boil. Turn off heat. Place sun-dried tomatoes in the water and cover for 5 minutes. Drain and finely chop.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and garlic.
  3. Line a medium bowl or loaf pan with a large piece of dampened cheese cloth. Layer with 1/3 of the provolone cheese. Spread with 1/2 the pesto. Pour in 1/2 the cream cheese and garlic mixture. Layer with 1/2 the sun-dried tomatoes. Layer with 1/3 provolone, remaining pesto, remaining cream cheese and garlic mixture and remaining sun-dried tomatoes. Top with remaining provolone cheese.
  4. Pull cheese cloth around the layered mixture and gently press into a bowl to mold and remove excess oil. Chill in the refrigerator 3 to 4 hours. Remove cheese cloth and turn upside down onto a large dish to serve.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

309 kcal 15% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 12.4g 25% DV
Total Fat 23.4g 30% DV
Carbs 13.4g 5% DV
Fiber 1.2g 4% DV
Sugar 3.7g 7% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 460.3mg 20% DV
Potassium 351mg 7% DV
Cholesterol 39.8mg 13% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 173.3mcg 19% DV
Vitamin C 14.7mg 16% DV
Vitamin D 0.3mcg 1% DV
Calcium 331.3mg 25% DV
Iron 1.1mg 6% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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