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Pineapple Cheese Ball

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Ingredients

  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tsp Lawry's Garlic Salt
  • 1 lg. can crushed pineapple in syrup, drained of all liquid & dried on paper towels
  • 1/3 cup red bell pepper, finely minced
  • 1/3 cup yellow bell pepper, finely minced
  • 1/4 cup green onion white part only, finely chopped
  • 2 T finely minced shallots
  • 1-2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated (I used a white sharp coastal cheddar/ Trader Joe’s)
  • 1 cup roasted & salted macadamia nuts chopped very fine
  • 1 C coarsely chopped macadamias

Details

Preparation

Step 1

1. Soften cream cheese to room temp, add cheddar and blend by hand or mixer until smooth
2. Add garlic salt and blend well.
3. Stir in pineapple, peppers & onions
4. Fold in finely chopped nuts
5. Refrigerate until firm (approx 2 hours).
6. Shape into ball and roll in remaining 1 cup of nuts.
I made two balls with this amount of cheese-you could make them even smaller or into one super large one! I wrapped them in non-stick Reynolds tin foil and this made them much easier to handle and to transport.
I also used the mini-peppers which are sweeter, less watery, and easier to finely mince.

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