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Need a crowd pleaser? Try this Christmas Cheese Ball recipe

If you like your cheese and crackers, look no further. With toasted pecans, vintage tasty cheese, chives and capsicum, this cheese ball makes a fabulous cocktail party dipper. - by Alison Pickel
  • 24 Nov 2021
Need a crowd pleaser? Try this Christmas Cheese Ball recipe
Cook: 20 Minutes - easy - Serves 8 - Vegetarian
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If you like your cheese and crackers, look no further. With toasted pecans, vintage tasty cheese, chives and capsicum, this cheese ball makes a fabulous cocktail party dipper.

Ingredients

½ cup pecans, roughly chopped

250 g Ritz crackers, or other salted crackers

250 g block cream cheese, chopped

1 cup grated vintage tasty cheese

1 small red capsicum, finely chopped

¼ cup finely chopped fresh chives

salt and pepper, to taste

¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley

Method

  1. Sprinkle pecans over an oven tray. Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 5 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Remove and cool.

     

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  2. Process half the crackers in a food processor to form coarse crumbs.

  3. Beat cheeses in a small bowl of an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in crumbs, capsicum and chives. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. Using damp hands, roll and shape cheese mixture into a ball.

  5. Combine pecans and parsley on a plate. Roll cheese ball in mixture, pressing on to coat.

  6. Serve with remaining crackers.
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