Smoked Salmon Party Loaf

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 36 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (7 ounce) package store bought pesto sauce
• 6 ounces smoked salmon
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped black olives

Recipe

• 1 with an electric mixer, beat 24 oz.
• 2 cream cheese with the butter until blended.
• 3 in another bowl, combine 4 oz.
• 4 cream cheese and pesto.
• 5 in another bowl, combine the smoked salmon and 4 oz.
• 6 cream cheese.
• 7 in another bowl, combine 4 oz.
• 8 cream cheese with the chopped olives.
• 9 in a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap, spread 1 cup of butter/cream cheese mixture.
• 10 spread pesto/cream cheese mixture on top.
• 11 carefully, spread 1 cup of butter/ cream cheese mixture on top.
• 12 carefullly, spread smoked salmon mixture on top.
• 13 spread 1 cup of butter mixture on top.
• 14 spread olive mixture on top.
• 15 finally, carefully spread the last cup of butter mixture on top.
• 16 cover with plastic wrap.
• 17 press firmly and chill until cold and firm, at least 8 hours or up to 3 days.
• 18 dropping the individual layers with a teaspoon makes it easier to spread more evenly.
• 19 to serve, remove top plastic and turn onto a platter.
• 20 slice and serve on individual plates.
• 21 it's nice served with thin slices of bread, toast points, or crackers.