Layered Brie With Pesto

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 lbs brie round
• 1/2 cup prepared pesto sauce
• 1 cup toasted almond
• pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 cover tomatoes with hot water and soak for 30 minutes.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 chop in food processor.
• 4 add olive oil and lemon juice and process until mixture is pureed.
• 5 season with pepper.
• 6 set aside freeze brie for 2 hours to firm.
• 7 preheat oven to 350.
• 8 with sharp knife, split brie in half horizontally.
• 9 spread base with pesto and then with sun-dried tomato mixture.
• 10 leave 1/4" from edge.
• 11 cover with top of brie and press together gently.
• 12 bake for 10 minutes to just soften cheese.
• 13 top with pinenuts, pressing gently into skin of brie.
• 14 serve with crackers and fruit for spreading and dipping.