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Olive Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 8 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup chopped pitted ripe olives, well drained (one 4-1/2-ounce can)
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or almonds, toasted
- Fresh parsley (optional)
- Assorted crackers or apple slices
Directions
1. Place cream cheese, blue cheese, and butter or margarine in a large bowl; let stand until room temperature. Beat cheeses and butter with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Stir in olives and chives. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
2. Shape mixture into a ball; cover and chill until serving time. To serve, roll in nuts. Let stand for 15 minutes. If desired, garnish with parsley. Serve with assorted crackers or apple slices. Makes 3 cups (forty-eight 1-tablespoon servings).
From the Test Kitchen
- Prepare cheeseball, except do not roll in nuts; cover and chill up to 24 hours before rolling in nuts and serving.
Nutrition Facts
(Olive Cheese Ball)
- Servings Per Recipe 48,
- cal. (kcal) 50,
- Fat, total (g) 5,
- chol. (mg) 11,
- sat. fat (g) 3,
- carb. (g) 1,
- pro. (g) 2,
- vit. A (RE) 41,
- sodium (mg) 106,
- calcium (mg) 30,
- iron (mg) 0,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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