In need of a super easy holiday appetizer just about everyone will love? Treat your hunger guests to our Holiday Savory Cheese Ball. Nothing like putting a satisfying smile on all of those family faces. Check out the recipe below. Hey, stop drooling already!
Holiday Savory Cheese Ball
Like many families, we too love the holidays. And although we’re always mindful of the blessings of everyday life the whole year, we are especially keen about how blessed and fortunate we are around the holidays.
Yes, not where you find yourself in life things can always be better, but on the flip side life can turn on a dime and things can turn for the worse. So, we like to live in the moment and savor the good times, and put out positivity instead of drinking deep from the Haterade.
Although I didn’t create the cheese ball (or did I?), I think we did a pretty good job in creating a winner of a recipe. Seriously, it is almost too easy to be this yumlicious! And this one is 100% savory and chockful of holiday flavors like sage, parsley, and cranberries. Yes indeed, it is a keeper.
The foundation of our cheese ball mirrors the traditional recipe; there’s cream cheese, chopped nuts, etc. I used mixed nuts and shelled pistachios, but I also added dried cranberries too.
All in all, this is the great little appetizer that will totally satisfy your friends and family. Plus, it will keep the hunger pains away until your roll out the star attraction and the rest of the Thanksgiving supporting cast.
Our line-up of savories includes fresh chopped parsley, garlic ran through a garlic press, diced red sweet bell peppers, and for the spices, there’s sea salt, freshly cracked black peppercorns, and rubbed sage. Not too shabby if you ask me. You did ask me, right?
Holiday Savory Cheese Ball
Ingredients:
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 3-4 strips of crispy bacon, chopped
- 1/4 cup diced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped kale
- 3 stalks of green onion, sliced into thin rings
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/4 cup chopped mixed nuts
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely minced or run through a garlic press
- sea salt to taste
- freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
- rubbed sage to taste
Directions:
Prep: Toast the chopped pistachios and chopped mixed nuts in a medium skillet over med-high heat for 3-5 minutes, and set aside to cool.
AnnMarie John says
I love a good cheeseball and this is calling my name. This is something I may make for the holidays as an appetizer and not even share. 🙂