English Muffin With Ham, Tomatoes, And Pesto

* Exported from MasterCook *

English Muffin With Ham, Tomatoes, And Pesto

Recipe By : japlady@nwu.edu (Rebecca Radnor)
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes And Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Stick Butter
8 Oz. Cream Cheese
1 Clove Garlic, -- minced
6 English Muffins -- halved
12 Slices Deli Baked Ham, Cut To Fit Muffin Halves
12 Slices Tomato
4 Tbsp. Pesto -- * see recipe below

Remove butter and cream cheese from fridge and allow to soften. Cream
together until fluffy. Blend in minced garlic.

Place the muffin halves on a baking sheet. Spead each with a portion of the
cheese mixture. Then top each muffin with a slice of ham and a slice of
tomato. Spread pesto on top of each tomato, using about 1 tsp. per tomato.
Place a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of that and bake at 400
degrees for about 20 mintes or unil the cheese has melted and is slightly
browned.

*Pesto:
4 cups fresh basil leaves, washed and stripped from stems
4 cloves of garlic
1/4 C olive oil
1/4 C pine nuts
1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Blend until a paste forms...you may have to shove it down with a spatula
several times in the blender container. A food processor does not do this
as well as a blender!
Freeze and cut into 1" cubes any left over pesto and serve with pasta.

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