Mini cheese balls with a Middle Eastern flair pair perfectly with pita crackers.
Mini Middle Eastern Cheese Balls
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 75
- Ingredients 12
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 crumbled feta cheese (12 oz)
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons za’atar seasoning blend
Coating
- 1 1/2 teaspoons za'atar seasoning blend
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pistachio nuts
Serve-Withs, If Desired
- Pita crackers
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 pita crackers, as desired.
Nutrition
60
Calories
5g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
1g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cheese Ball
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 90mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- 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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