Herb-Coated Mini Cheese Balls

Name: Herb-Coated Mini Cheese Balls
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 24 plain mini bagel chips (1 1/4 inch); 113 grams cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened; 113 grams 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese; 3 Tbsps finely chopped fresh basil leaves; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 1 teaspoons coarse ground pepper; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Herb-Coated Mini Cheese Balls is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 34 calories. A mixture of bagel chips, cream cheese, coarse ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

In small bowl, mix cheeses and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper, using fork or back of spoon to mash feta, until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 45 to 60 minutes or until firm enough to shape into balls.

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Pepper

Feta Cheese

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Bowl

In small shallow bowl, mix parsley, basil, rosemary, lemon peel and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Shape cheese mixture into 1-inch balls (about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture for each ball); roll in parsley mixture to coat (some cheese will show through herbs).

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Lemon Peel

Rosemary

Parsley

Cheese

Pepper

Basil

Herbs

Roll

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Bowl

To serve immediately, place each ball on a bagel chip. To make ahead, do not place cheese balls on bagel chips; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve but no longer than 24 hours. Just before serving, place each ball on a bagel chip.

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Bagel Chips