Cheese Ball Appetizer
This Almond Cheese Ball Appetizer has a great flavor combination of cream cheese, bacon, onions and dill, which goes great with crackers, pita chips and big corn chips. This appetizer is a good make-ahead dish, which can be made a day or two before and kept covered in the refrigerator until needed.
Cheese Ball Recipe
Ingredients:
- 5 - slices bacon
- 1 1/2 - cups chopped almonds
- 8 - ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 - cup mayonnaise
- 1 - tablespoon chopped green onions
- 1/2 - teaspoon dried dill weed
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
- Cook bacon until it is crispy. Let cool them crumble into small pieces. (See bacon cooking tip.)
- In a bowl, mix together softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, green onions, dill weed, and black pepper until well blended.
- Form mixture into ball shape, and carefully place on a serving dish.
- Press the almonds into the ball and serve with crackers.
Food is an important part of a balanced diet" – Fran Leibowitz
Bacon Cooking Tip:
Cooking bacon is easier and faster in the microwave. We use a bacon cooking tray made especially for the microwave. Cooking time for the bacon will depend on your microwave and how many strips of bacon you cook at one time. Experiment with 1 minute per slice and check to see how crispy they are.
Also: Put a paper towel over the bacon when cooking it, this will help absorb some of the grease and stop it from spattering all over the microwave. After cooking 3 or 4 trays, check the grease level in the cooking tray and pour into an empty jar or can with a tight lid.
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