Olive Appetizer Tree

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 (10 ounce) bottle of small pimento stuffed olives
• 1 (10 ounce) bottle of large pimento stuffed olives
• 6 ounces pitted kalamata olives or 6 ounces black olives
• 1 lb colby cheese
• rosemary sprig, if desired

Recipe

• 1 get a box of toothpicks and a 9 inch cone shape to begin. (green or ).
• 2 drain olives. cut block of cheese into 1/2 inch thick slabs and cut 1 inch stars with a cookie cutter. cover with wrap.
• 3 break toothpicks in half. starting at the bottom of the cone, insert toothpicks in a random order and push olives onto them. vary the olives and leave room for the cheese stars. place larger olives near the bottom.
• 4 push each cheese star into a toothpick half, top the tree with a cheese star and insert rosemary sprigs randomly.
• 5 serve immediately or cover and refrigerate no longer than 8 hours.