Cheesy  onion parcel Recipe

Cheesy  onion parcel

Give the gift of delicious food with this tasty cheese and vegetable dish - it already looks like a present, so no need for wrapping! - by Chantal Walsh

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Give the gift of delicious food with this tasty cheese and vegetable dish - it already looks like a present, so no need for wrapping!

Ingredients

250 g softened cream cheese

⅔ cup sour cream

35 g sachet of salt-reduced French onion simmer soup mix

1 handful blanched green spring onions

4 carrot cut into sticks

4 celery stalks cut into sticks

2 zucchini cut into sticks

1 package semi-dried tomatoes, to serve

Using electric beaters, beat 250g softened cream cheese with ⅔ cup sour cream until smooth. Stir in 35g sachet of salt-reduced French onion simmer soup mix. Line a 1½-cup oblong dish and spoon in the mixture. Cover and weight down then chill until serving time. Turn onto a plate and decorate with strips of blanched spring/green onions. Place spring/green onion strips in ice water to curl for the top of the parcel. Serve with vegie sticks. Garnish with semi-dried tomatoes if desired.