Favourite Christmas Recipes

Cheese Ball

Ingredients:

250g cream cheese
1 cup grated cheese
2 gerkins, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tablespoon sherry
1 tablespoon chopped parsley (optional)
Salt and Pepper
Chopped nuts

Putting it together:

Mix all ingredients, except chopped nuts, together. (ingredients can be mixed together in a food processor).
Mould the mixture into a ball, you may find this easier if you use plastic wrap (such as glad wrap).
Roll the cheese ball in chopped nuts to cover.
Wrap the cheese ball in plastic wrap and chill in fridge.

Serve with crackers (savoury biscuits), or vegetable sticks such as celery and carrot.

Recipe sent in by Judith, Whangaparoa