Recipe: Easy Fiesta Salsa Spread (using cream cheese and cheddar or monterey jack cheese)

	Title:	Recipe: Easy Fiesta Salsa Spread (using cream cheese and cheddar or monterey jack cheese)
	Board:	Daily Recipe Swap at Recipelink.com
	From:	Gladys/PR 1-9-2006
	To:	Recipes Using Cheese
	Msg ID:	3136167

EASY FIESTA SALSA SPREAD

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup apricot preserves or orange marmalade
1 tablespoon chopped avocados, if desired
1 tablespoon finely shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped ripe olives
Assorted cracker or sliced raw vegetables, if desired

Place block of cream cheese on serving plate with shallow rim.

Mix salsa & preserves; spread over cream cheese. Sprinkle with remaining ingredients except crackers. Serve with crackers.

Servings: 8
Source: Betty Crocker's Cookbook; Everything you Need to Know to Cook Today, 2000

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