Marinated Cheese

Colorful ... beautiful ... absolutely delicious ... and always the hit of the party.  This Marinated Cheese may just be the most perfect party food for any occasion.

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You know those dishes that are always the first ones gobbled up at a party?  And that you just always seem to be giving out the recipe for?  This Marinated Cheese is one of those.  Yes, this beautifully colorful and flavorful dish is always the hit of the party!

I learned this tasty recipe from my Mom.  After just the first time making it, Marinated Cheese quickly became one of Mom's go-to recipes for parties and entertaining.  And after I tasted it for the first time Marinated Cheese quickly became one of my party go-to's, too.

Because truly, this stuff is just so amazingly delicious.

This beautifully colorful and flavorful dish is always the hit of the party!

The marinade is simple to make with a combination of olive oil, white wine vinegar, fresh parsley, and garlic.  And let me just say, it packs a ton of flavor.  

Once the cheese marinates for a few hours, the edges of the cheese pick up the vinegar and garlic flavors of the marinade quite nicely, without those flavors becoming too overpowering.  It's a wonderful flavor compliment to the cheese!

When I first started making this dish, I was concerned about what would happen to the texture of the cheese after it was marinated. Fortunately the cheese slices stay "intact," so to speak, rather than becoming saturated throughout and mushy from their marinade soak time.  Marinated cheese is still perfectly easy to scoop onto a cracker with a spreader or a cocktail fork.

What's to Love About This Recipe:

Oh, there's certainly a whole lot to love about marinated cheese! It's:

• Beautiful - The look of the alternating orange and white cheeses topped with its color-popping marinade is just stunningly beautiful. Marinated Cheese makes for one pretty plate of food, for sure.
• Amazingly flavorful - The marinade's combination of olive oil, white wine vinegar, fresh parsley, and garlic packs a ton of fabulous flavor. It's an absolutely wonderful flavor compliment to the cheese.
• ALWAYS a hit! - This beautifully colorful and flavorful dish is always the hit of the party. Always.
• Way easier to make than it looks - This stunning beauty of an appetizer looks hard to make -- but believe me, it's not. 

This stunning beauty of an appetizer looks hard to make -- but believe me, it's not.

How to Make Marinated Cheese:

As for how to make marinated cheese, it's really quite easy.  Though you'll find when you serve it, others always think it looks tougher to make than it is!

To get some marinated cheese started, first mix up the colorful marinade.

Mom and I find it easiest to put all the marinade ingredients in a jar.  Then just pop the lid on and shake the jar to quickly and easily mix the marinade ingredients together.

Then cut up cream cheese and cheddar cheese into squares and line the squares up in a shallow pan in an alternating pattern like this:

Pour the marinade over the cheese slices:



Then refrigerate for several hours or overnight to allow the cheese to sit in the marinade and the flavors to meld.

When it comes time to impress your guests, transfer the marinated cheese to a platter and spoon the marinade over the top. 

And I have a feeling your guests will indeed be impressed! -- Because this stuff is colorful, beautiful, and so absolutely delicious. From what Mom and I have seen of it's popularity at parties, Marinated Cheese may just be the most perfect party food for any occasion.

Check out these other tasty little party nibbles:

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• Kahlua Baked Brie
• Antipasto Platter
• Addictively Delicious Cajun Pretzels
• Cinnamon-Sugar Pretzels
• Homemade Chex Mix
• Taco Potato Sticks Snack Mix
• Barbecue Mixed Nuts
• Chai Mixed Nuts
• More appetizers & snacks

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Appetizers & Snacks

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Author: Tracey | The Kitchen is My Playground

Marinated Cheesehttps://youtu.be/cZOtkvuuWAYDemonstration of how to make Marinated Cheese

Marinated Cheese

Colorful ... beautiful ... absolutely delicious ... and always the hit of the party. Marinated Cheese may just be the most perfect party food for any occasion.

Prep time: 8 H & 20 MTotal time: 8 H & 20 M

Ingredients

Cheese:

• 1 (8 oz.) block sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese

Marinade:

• 1/2 c. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 c. white wine vinegar
• 3 T. chopped fresh parsley
• 3 T. minced green onions
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (2 oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a jar; cover tightly and shake vigorously. Set aside.
2. Make sure cheeses are well-chilled (I put them in the freezer for about 15 minutes). Cut block of cheddar in half lengthwise; then cut crosswise into 1/4"-thick slices. Set aside. Cut the cream cheese, following the same procedure. Arrange cheese slices alternately in a shallow baking dish, standing slices on edges. (If it becomes difficult to slice the cheeses nicely while you're working with them, just put them back in the freezer for a few minutes before continuing.)
3. Pour marinade over cheese slices. Cover and refrigerate at least eight hours.
4. To serve, transfer cheese slices to a serving platter in the same alternating pattern. Spoon some of the marinade over the cheese. Serve with assorted crackers.

TRACEY'S NOTES:

1. I recommend using full-fat cream cheese, rather than 1/3-less fat Neufchatel, for this recipe. Full-fat cream cheese is a tad bit firmer, which makes it easier to cut and stack the cheese slices.

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