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blue cheese balls - juustotahna

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Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
@lazyme5909
Grapeview, WA

These intensely flavored cheese balls are delicious spread on Finn Crisp crackers or thinly sliced rye bread. They make a good appetizer, smorgasbord item, or an addition to a Finnish salad plate. From Sundays At Moosewood Restaurant.

yield 16 -18 walnut-sized balls
prep time 25 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For blue cheese balls - juustotahna

  • 1 1/2 c
    crumbled blue cheese (such as roquefort, gorgonzola, or danish blue)
  • 3/4 c
    unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 tsp
    tabasco
  • 1 Tbsp
    onion, minced
  • 1 c
    toasted almonds, finely chopped

How To Make blue cheese balls - juustotahna

  • 1
    Mash the blue cheese with a fork until smooth.
  • 2
    Add the butter, Tabasco, and onion. Blend well.
  • 3
    Form into walnut-sized balls.
  • 4
    Roll the balls in the chopped almonds.
  • 5
    The cheese mixture will be a bit soft and sticky, but you should be able to perfect the shape of the balls once they have almonds on them.
  • 6
    Mound the balls in a pretty bowl, cover, and chill.
  • 7
    Serve on a cheese board with crackers or bread and sliced cherry tomatoes or radishes.
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