Cheeseball
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My grandma used to make a blue cheese ball rolled in walnuts (served with crackers) for special occasions and holidays. My husband added a kick to it by eliminating the walnuts and using a combination of peppers with a dash of Tabasco sauce. The result is a SPICY and addictive cheese spread. You can use as many or as little peppers as you would like. For a red-hot spread, be sure to try the habañero pepper version. For a tamer spread, try my grandmother’s version. She used canned pimientos and rolled the cheese ball in chopped walnuts.
Cheeseball
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 8+
Use the pepper assortment of your choice to make this cheese dip as spicy as you'd like.
Ingredients
My Grandma’s Cheeseball
- Approximately 10 pimiento peppers
- 12-ounce carton low-fat cream cheese
- 6-ounce tub of blue cheese crumbles
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Chopped walnuts (roughly 1 cup)
Spicy Cheeseball
- 12-ounce carton low-fat cream cheese
- 6-ounce tub of blue cheese crumbles
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 drops of Tabasco sauce
- 1-2 Fresno red peppers, chopped (optional)
- 1-2 jalapeños (spicy), chopped (optional)
- 1-2 serranos (very spicy), chopped (optional)
- 1 habañero (extremely spicy), chopped (optional)
Instructions
My Grandma's Cheeseball
- Mix the peppers, cream cheese, blue cheese and garlic powder.
- Shape the cheese mixture into a ball and roll it in chopped walnuts.
- Serve with an assortment of crackers.
Spicy Cheeseball
- Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- Serve the spicy cheese dip with crackers and/or bread.
Tags: blue cheese, cheese ball, cheeseball, cream cheese, fresno red peppers, habanero peppers, jalapeno peppers, pimientos, serrano peppers
Tue, Jan 5, 2010
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