Serves 6-8
Preparation Time 20 minutes, plus refrigeration time

• 230g cream cheese
• 250g finely grated white Cheddar
• 75g pistachio nuts, finely chopped
• 15ml sesame seeds
• 75g dried cranberries, finely chopped
• fresh or roasted fruit, to serve
• crackers, to serve
• dark chocolate or chocolate truffles, to serve

1 Mix the two cheeses together and then refrigerate for about two hours, or until firm.

2 Toast the nuts and seeds and leave to cool, then mix them together with the cranberries. Spread out into a flat dish.

3 Put the cheese onto a piece of wax paper and shape it into a log. Roll the log in the nut mixture to coat it. Wrap it in another piece of wax paper and chill until firm.

4 Serve the cheese roll sliced accompanied by fruit, crackers and chocolate, or as part of a cheese platter.

Words and image: Ideas magazine