Wasabi Cream Cheese
Ingredients
1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, not softened
1 Tbsp Namida® Wasabi Paste made from Namida® 100% Pure Wasabi Powder
1/4 cup sesame seeds, lightly toasted
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup chopped green onions
Slivered fresh ginger, for garnish (optional)
Method
- Chill block of cream cheese.
- Prepare wasabi paste, set aside.
- While the cream cheese is very cold and firm, split the brick lengthwise into 3 slices.
- Spread wasabi paste on the 2 cut sides, adding more or less wasabi to your liking.
- Layer the cream cheese slices to reform the brick (like a layer cake).
- After layering the cream cheese, coat the sesame seeds all over the cream cheese.
- Place wasabi cream cheese on a serving plate and let soften slightly.
- Pour soy sauce around the brick.
- Garnish with green onion, ginger slices and extra wasabi if desired.
- Serve with rice crackers.
The appetizer can be altered to suit your taste.
Note: With any cream-cheese appetiser, the flavour is best when the cream cheese has slightly softened.