Pomegranate & Nut Cheese Ball Recipe (with hidden veggie!)
The holidays aren’t quite complete without a cheese ball – and this one is extra festive! Red pomegranate seeds adorn this nutty cheese ball, complete with a hidden veggie (hint: it makes the cheese ball green!). So pretty you won’t want to start, so delicious you won’t won’t to stop.
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup spinach, packed
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- seeds of 1 pomegranate
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse spinach until fine, then pulse in pecans. Pulse in white cheddar, garlic powder, nutmeg, and salt until well blended.
- Warm cream cheese until softened enough to mix but not melted. Two 10-second intervals in the microwave should be about right, but check after the first 10 seconds to make sure.
- Combine cream cheese with spinach-nut mixture, either in the food processor, a mixer, or mixing in a bowl by hand. Mix until well combined.
- Place the mixture into a small, plastic-wrapped bowl. Roughly shape into a ball and cover completely with plastic. Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour, overnight is fine.
- De-seed pomegranate. Take the cheese ball from the fridge, remove plastic, and place on a serving dish. Cover in pomegranate arils. Serve with crackers.