Pumpkin Cheese Ball

By jeaninemg

Ingredients

• 16 oz cream cheese
• 1 1/2 C shredded cheddar
• 3 T minced onion
• 2 T salsa
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp. minced jalapeno
• crushed nacho flavoed tortilla chips
• stem of a bell pepper
• blue corn chips for dipping

Preparation

Step 1

With a mixer, blend 16 ounces room-temperature cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 2 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno. Scoop onto plastic wrap and use the wrap to form the mixture into a 5-inch pumpkin-shaped ball; chill at least 2 hours. To serve, unwrap, roll in crushed nacho-flavored tortilla chips and press a bell pepper stem into the top.

Photograph by Sam Kaplan