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Christmas cheese ball

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  • 21 Nov 2017
Christmas cheese ball
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 5 Minutes - Serves 8 - 10
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Ingredients

• ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped
• 250g packet Ritz crackers
• 250g block cream cheese, chopped
• 1 cup grated vintage tasty cheddar
• 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh chives
• ¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley

Method

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

  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 the cheese ball with remaining crackers.

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