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Cheese ball

Name: Cheese ball
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 225 g softened cream cheese; 1 1/2 cups finely grated cheddar cheese; 2 stalks finely chopped spring onion (green onion, scallion); 1 small clove grated garlic; 1 tsp prepared mustard; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2/3 cup toasted and chopped (or walnuts) pecans; 3 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley; Water crackers, to serve

A sphere of tangy cheese rolled in nuts. Retro, unapologetic and the first thing finished.

20 minTime

10 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayClassic American cheese ball with pecans.

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10 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

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Cheese ball.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cream cheese225 g, softened

Cheddar cheese1½ cups, finely grated

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, finely chopped

Garlic1 small clove, grated

Prepared mustard1 tsp

Black pepper¼ tsp

Pecans⅔ cup, toasted and chopped (or walnuts)

Flat leaf parsley3 tbsp, chopped

Water crackersto serve

Method

4 steps

1Beat cream cheese until soft, then mix in cheddar, spring onion, garlic, mustard and pepper.
2Scrape onto cling film, gather into a ball and chill at least 1 hour.
3Mix toasted nuts and parsley on a plate and roll the ball to coat completely.
4Rest 15 minutes at room temperature before serving with crackers.

Serve it like this

Set the ball in the middle of a board with crackers fanned around it and a small knife stuck in, ready for guests to dig in.

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