Cheese truffles
Cheese truffles - feta cheese and toasted walnuts, flavored with garlic and caraway, and rolled into delicious, festive-looking, cheesy bites, perfect to serve for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup toasted ground walnuts, divided
- 150 g feta cheese
- 4 Tbs sour cream, or creme fraiche
- 4 Tbs cream cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1/2 tsp ground caraway seeds
- Optional toppings: ground walnuts or other nuts, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, chopped dill
- Rosemary sprigs for decoration
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 F, and toast the walnuts for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
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Pulse the walnuts in a food processor, or nut mill, until finely ground. Separate 1/2 cup to use for topping.
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Mash the feta cheese with a fork, and add the sour cream, cream cheese, ground caraway, garlic and 1 cup ground walnuts. Mix well, until fully combined. Taste, and adjust the flavors if needed. Leave the mix in the fridge for 30 minutes if it gets too soft.
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Form bite-size balls, and roll into sweet (smoked) paprika, ground walnuts, chopped dill, sesame seeds, or other toppings. Insert a rosemary sprig into each ball. Chill in the fridge before serving.