Mini cheese balls with an Indian flair pair perfectly with naan.
Mini Indian Cheese Balls
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 75
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Basic Cheese Ball Ingredients
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 package (10 to 11 oz) chèvre (goat) cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Flavor Stir-Ins
- 3 cups finely shredded paneer cheese (12 oz)
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated lime peel
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Coating
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3/4 cup finely chopped roasted salted cashews
Serve-With, If Desired
- Naan bread
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, beat Basic Cheese Ball Ingredients with electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until combined.
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Step2Stir in Flavor Stir-Ins. With moistened hands, shape into 1-inch balls; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.)
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Step3In small bowl, stir together Coating ingredients. Roll balls in mixture to coat before serving. Serve with naan bread, as desired.
Nutrition
50
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cheese Ball
- Calories
- 50
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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