Best 8 Festive Feta Cheese Ball Recipes

FETA CHEESE BALL RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by assembling your ingredients and kitchen utensils.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and lay the walnuts and sesame seeds. Bake them for 10 minutes at 160C or 320F on the middle shelf of the oven.
• Chop the walnuts in a food processor (not to finely though, avoid powder form).
• Add the chopped walnuts in one mixing bowl and the sesame seeds in another one.
• Crush the black and green peppercorns in a mortar. I prefer to crush the peppercorns instead of using ground pepper as they are more flavoursome.
• In a third, separate bowl, add the crumbled Feta cheese, crushed peppercorns and cream cheese. Combine ingredients either with your hands or with a wooden spoon.
• Take a tablespoon worth of mixture and shape into a ball. At this point you have the choice to either dust the cream cheese balls with walnuts and sesame seeds as I do or you can simply chill them as they are. They will taste fantastic either way.
• Helpful tip: Your hand are bound to be sticky in-between shaping the cheese balls. I will share with you a helpful tip. If you are going to cover the cream cheese balls with walnuts and sesame seeds then simply wipe your hands with kitchen roll, if not, then oil your hands in between shaping. The reason for that is very simple. If you shape these appetisers with oily hands, the walnut and sesame seeds will not stick to them.
• Now, place 3-4 cheese balls in the walnut bowl and shake it until the appetisers are covered by walnuts. Repeat the same process with the sesame seed bowl.
• Chill them in the fridge for at leat 30 minutes.
• Enjoy!
• This recipe will give you approximately 25 delicious homemade Feta Cheese Balls

HOLIDAY FETA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and feta with mixer until blended. Add next 3 ingredients; mix well.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• Shape into ball. Roll in parsley until evenly coated.

FETA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, feta cheese, olive oil, green onions and garlic. Season with dill, oregano and pepper. Mix well, and form into 2 balls. Cover, and chill for 2 hours.

FESTIVE FETA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add feta cheese and dressing mix; mix well. Shape into a ball. , In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan cheese, bacon and dill weed; roll cheese ball in Parmesan mixture. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm. Serve with crackers.

FESTIVE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Put the three cheeses in a food processor, and buzz until blended.
• Add the remaining ingredients -- except for the sunflower seeds and parsley -- and buzz to blend well.
• Put the cheese mixture in the fridge for two hours so it firms up.
• While cheese mixture chills, toast sunflower seeds until they are golden, then remove from pan and allow them to cool. Then stir together seeds and parsley. Set aside.
• Remove cheese mixture from fridge and shape into a ball or log (you may need to wear latex gloves to do this).
• Spread sunflower seeds and parsley on a sheet of waxed paper, and roll cheese ball/log in this combination.
• Serve with crackers, crudités and or small toasts.

FIESTA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese. Add the cheese, cilantro, onion, chili powder. garlic. garlic salt. oregano, red pepper flakes, cumin and hot pepper sauce. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Shape into a ball. Roll in parsley. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Serve with crackers.

CELEBRATION CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese and garlic until blended. Divide into three portions.
• Pine Nut-Pesto Cheeseball: In a small mixing bowl, beat one portion of cream cheese mixture and pesto until blended. Stir in basil. Chop 2 tablespoons pine nuts; stir into cheese mixture. Shape into a ball; roll in remaining pine nuts. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill until firm.
• Horseradish-Bacon Cheeseball: In a small mixing bowl, beat one portion of cream cheese mixture and horseradish until blended. Stir in bacon and onion. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill until firm.
• Salsa Cheeseball: In a small mixing bowl, beat one portion of cream cheese mixture, tomato paste and salt until blended. Stir in the cilantro, onion and jalapeno. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill until firm.
• Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Serve with crackers.

PINE NUT AND FETA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Process 4 ounces room-temperature cream cheese, 4 ounces room-temperature feta, crumbled, and 2 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter in a food processor until smooth. Pulse in 2 tablespoons capers, 2 tablespoons oregano leaves, 2 teaspoons toasted fennel seeds, and 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; season with salt. Scrape into a small plastic wrap-lined bowl; gather up plastic around cheese, shaping into a ball. Chill until firm, 3-12 hours.
• Unwrap cheese ball and roll in 3/4 cup chopped toasted pine nuts just before serving. Serve with crackers.