Cocktail Cheese Balls

Recipe Ingredients

8 oz	227g	Neufchatel cheese - softened
1/4 cup	59ml	Plain nonfat yogurt
4 oz	113g	Shredded reduced-fat 40% - less-fat cheddar cheese
4 oz	113g	Shredded reduced-fat Swiss - cheese
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grated onion
2 teaspoons	10ml	Prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon	5ml	Country-style Dijon mustard
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Combine Neufchatel cheese and yogurt in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth.

Add cheddar cheese and next 4 ingredients; stir well.

Cover and chill at least 1 hour.

Shape cheese mixture into a ball, and sprinkle with parsley.

Press parsley gently into cheese ball.

Wrap cheese ball in heavy-duty plastic wrap and chill.

Serve with assorted unsalted crackers.

NOTE: Prepare this crowd-pleasing appetizer up to a week ahead, if necessary. If you make the cheese ball more than a day ahead, wait until party time to add parsley.

Yield 2 cups

Source:
Bell's Best - Telephone Pioneers, MS Chapter #36

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