- Calories 78
- Fat 4.8g
- Satfat 2.6g
- Monofat 1.2g
- Polyfat 0.7g
- Protein 4.2g
- Carbohydrate 5.3g
- Fiber 0.5g
- Cholesterol 12mg
- Iron 0.2mg
- Sodium 229mg
- Calcium 74mg
Date, Walnut, and Blue Cheese Ball
Photo: Jonny Valiant; Styling: Deborah Williams
Prepare this retro-chic snack up to two days ahead, and serve with crackers, bread, or veggies.
How to Make It
Step 1
Place first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Add dates, shallots, lemon rind, salt, and pepper; beat at medium speed until well blended, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
Step 2
Spoon cheese mixture onto a large sheet of plastic wrap. Form into a ball, using a rubber spatula. Wrap cheese ball in plastic wrap; chill overnight.
Step 3
Combine parsley and walnuts in a shallow dish. Unwrap cheese ball; gently roll in nut mixture, coating well. Place on a serving plate. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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I totally agree about the blue cheese. I am a blue cheese lover, but even blue cheese haters (shhh...don't tell them) loved it!
Ashloves2eat's Review
I had become tired of my standard cheddar cheese ball and was excited to try this one. I made it as an appetizer over the holidays and it was devoured in 30 min. Even if you don't like blue cheese, it's only a hint and I served it at a superbowl party and people who thought they hated blue cheese loved it! I added some honey to the mixture and mixed some walnuts throughout-instead of just on the outside. If you aren't a fan of dates, then dried apricots make a good substitution.
Guests LOVE it
I've made this a couple times for special dinners and it gets RAVE reviews from everyone. It's amazing.
GatewayCook's Review
This was good, but I was very disappointed that you couldn't really taste the dates. I would triple the dates if you want to have something more than a standard cheese ball.
68black's Review
great recipe! flavors were bold and interesting. next time i would use a little less lemon rind, but other than that, it was great as written.
hotpsoup's Review
This was so easy to make and such a hit. The flavour of the blue cheese with the sweet dates is excellent. Brought this to a party and the host told me that I'm not allowed coming back without it. He likes the cheeseball more than me!
Ericar1477's Review
I got many complements on it :) It was just slightly rich for my taste but delicious!
MeganCalPoly's Review
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flowerpot916's Review
Excellent flavor. I did, however, make a mistake. I used the full packages of both cream cheese. The ball never set up and so I ended up putting the cheese into a small serving bowl and topped with the parsley and walnuts. Served with crudites and crackers. Very tasty.
Cheryl242's Review