skinnymixer's Lemon Herb Feta Cheese Balls

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5 from 1 vote

skinnymixer's Lemon Herb Feta Cheese Balls

Prep Time10

Setting3 30

Total Time3 40

Course: Cheese, Dip

Cuisine: Australian

Keyword: cheese board, cheese platter

Servings:

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Skinnymixers

Ingredients

100 g dried cranberries
100 g pistachios shelled
1 handful fresh flat leaf parsley leaves
10 g fresh chives roughly chopped
200 g Danish feta cheese cubed
250 g cream cheese softened and cubed
10 g Chicken Stock Concentrate or Worcestershire sauce
10 g fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Thermo cooker

Add cranberries to mixer bowl and chop for 10 sec/speed 7/MC on.
Add pistachios and chop for 5-8 sec/speed 5/MC on or until pistachios are finely chopped. Set aside for coating.
Without washing bowl, add parsley and chives. Chop for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down and repeat.
Add remaining ingredients except coating and mix for 30 sec/speed 5/MC on. Remove mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for 30 min until it firms up.
With wet hands, roll into 1 Tbsp golf sized balls and coat in cranberry pistachio coating. Return to fridge for at least 3 hr before serving.

Conventional

Chop cranberries and pistachios until finely chopped and they form a crumb coating. Set aside on a plate.
Finely chop parsley and chives. Add to a mixing bowl.
Add remaining ingredients except coating to mixing bowl and combine well. Alternatively use a blender. Refrigerate for 30 min until it firms up.
With wet hands, roll into 1 Tbsp golf sized balls and coat in cranberry pistachio coating. Return to fridge for at least 3 hr before serving.

Notes

Storage: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze.

Nut Free: Replace pistachios with sunflower seeds or pepitas.

Dairy-free: Use the Dairy-free Cream Cheese for both cheeses and add 2 Tbsp savoury yeast flakes. Omit lemon juice.

Low Carb: Replace pistachios with almonds or macadamias. Replace dried cranberries with additional nuts or crispy bacon.

Paleo: Use the Dairy-free Cream Cheese for both cheeses and add 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes. Omit lemon juice and use a compliant dried fruit.

Low Fodmap: Replace pistachios with almonds. If you wish to decrease the dried cranberries you can replace some with additional almonds or macadamias. Use lactose-free cream cheese. Omit garlic powder and replace onion powder with dried chives.

Vegetarian: Use vegetable stock concentrate.

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