Recipe:
Christmas Tree Cheese Ball Wondering how a tasty cheese ball becomes a festive Christmas tree? A coating of fresh green herbs and pomegranate seed ‘ornaments’ will do the trick!
Ingredients • • • • • • • •
8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces sharp Cheddar 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 2 to 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce 3 scallions, sliced Juice of 1/2 lemon Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup very finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley • 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill • 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds • Buttery crackers, such as Ritz, for serving
Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond ©Television Food Network
Directions
Add the cream cheese, Cheddar, cayenne, Worcestershire, scallions, lemon juice and some salt and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is almost smooth; you still want a few bits of cheese in there. Remove with a rubber spatula to a piece of plastic wrap and wrap up the cheese mixture. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Shape the cheese mixture with your hands into a Christmas tree/cone using the plastic wrap to keep it together. Mix the chopped parsley and dill together on a plate or work surface. Coat the shaped cheese in the chopped herbs. Transfer the cheese tree to the center of a platter. Decorate with the pomegranate seeds as ornaments. Serve with buttery crackers.
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