Festive Pine Cone Cheese Ball

by B.J. Carpenter

Servings: 1 batch

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. goat cheese
6 oz. blue cheese
2 tbsp. chopped capers
1 tbsp. ground caraway seeds
6 to 8 green onion tops, finely chopped
1-1/2 lb. whole almonds, freshly roasted
Evergreen boughs

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine everything but the almonds thoroughly. Shape and place on a rather large platter, forming the shape of a pine cone (flat against the platter). Place in refrigerator to chill for about a half an hour. Stud cheese with almonds to cover it, doing it in rows to resemble a pine cone. Put back in refrigerator until serving time. Just before serving, place a few small pine branches around the cheese ball. Really festive and a show stopper. Serve with crackers.

CHEF COMMENTS

Got this recipe from a friend who is a chef and a teacher at our local cooking school, Cooks of Crocus Hill.

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