Wild Thyme - Sun Dried Tomato and Pesto Torta 12-12

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide healthy fats with a similar crunch.

Soften cream cheese overnight at room temperature.

In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, garlic, and parmesan cheese; whip until spreadable.

Prepare a glass dish by wrapping the inside with plastic wrap for easy removal later.

Layer the whipped cream cheese mixture into the dish evenly.

Add a layer of sun-dried tomato pesto on top of the cream cheese layer, ensuring it holds its shape and is not too thin.

Continue layering with basil pesto next, keeping the layers distinct and not mixed together.

Finish with another layer of cream cheese on top before flipping the dish over to reveal the layers.

Serve with pita chips or crackers.

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