Recipe: Holiday Appetizer - Easy Christmas Appetizer

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Ingredients

  • Spiced Cranberry Dip Recipe
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 cup orange marmalade
  • 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1/4 cup PLANTERS Slivered Almonds, toasted
  • Mixed Greens with Parmesan Crisps Recipe
  • 1 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 8 cups baby mixed salad greens
  • 1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved
  • 1/2 cup PLANTERS Walnut Pieces, toasted
  • 1/2 cup KRAFT Caesar Vinaigrette with Aged Parmesan Dressing

Instructions

Step 1

Spiced Cranberry Dip Recipe
-SPREAD cream cheese onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate.
-MIX next 3 ingredients; spoon over cream cheese. Top with nuts.
-SERVE with RITZ Crackers.
Tip:
Prepare as directed, omitting the red pepper and substituting hot pepper jelly for the orange marmalade.

Step 2

Mixed Greens with Parmesan Crisps Recipe
-PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Mix cheese and rosemary. Place 1 Tbsp. cheese mixture on lightly greased baking sheet; spread slightly to flatten.
-REPEAT with remaining cheese mixture, making 16 crisps total, allowing 1-inch between each flattened crisp. Bake 5 min. Turn crisps over; bake an additional 1 min. or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
PLACE 1 cup greens on each of 8 plates. Top with 1 Tbsp. grape halves and 1 Tbsp. walnuts. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. dressing. Serve each salad with 2 crisps.
Tips:
To lighten things up a bit, use KRAFT Light Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing.
To add a pungent flavorful taste to your salad, try using arugula.