Recipe - Striped Tomato Brie

1 Round ripe brie (8oz)
One fourth cup Butter, softened
1/3 cup Chopped sundried tomatoes
Marinated in oil
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon Minced shallots
One fourth cup Coarsely chopped walnuts
Toasted

Chill cheese, still in packaging, in freezer until firm but not
frozen, about 1 hour. With a sharp knife, halve cheese horizontally,
remove wrapping; set aside. Beat butter until creamy. Add tomatoes,
basil and shallots. Add coarsely chopped walnuts. Spread tomato
mixture evenly over cut side of one cheese half. Cover with other
half, cut side down; press gently.Roll cheese on its side in finely
chopped walnuts to coat tomato layer. Cover and chill until firm.
Serve cut into thin wedges. Accompany with crackers and baguette
slices. Note: assembled brie can be wrapped and frozen for up to 1
week.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #232

Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 12:50:07 0400

From: "CIndy Rogers" crogers@coastalnet.com