Name: Easy cheese ball
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 500 gram cream cheese, softened; 8 gherkins, finely chopped; 15 olives, sliced; 2 tablespoon chutney or relish; 1/2 cup hard cheese, grated; 1 pinch salt; 75 gram finely slivered almonds, to serve

Easy cheese ball

Whip up this savoury cheeseball for your next dinner party - it makes a great addition to a platter of crackers and crudité.

Makes 1

Prep

10M

Marinate

Ingredients

500 gram cream cheese, softened

8 gherkins, finely chopped

15 olives, sliced

2 tablespoon chutney or relish

1/2 cup hard cheese, grated

1 pinch salt

75 gram finely slivered almonds, to serve

Method

1.Place cream cheese, gherkins, olives, relish, grated cheese and salt together in a bowl. Mix well to combine. Set aside in the fridge to chill for 1 hour.

2.Meanwhile, lightly toast almonds in a dry frying pan over medium heat until golden. Remove almonds from heat and allow to cool on a dinner plate.

3.Remove cheeseball ingredients from fridge and roll into a ball. Coat liberally with toasted almonds.

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