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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces blue cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup pitted ripe olives chopped, well drained, one 4-1/2-ounce can
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives snipped
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts coarsely, or almonds, toasted
- fresh parsley optional
- crackers Assorted, or apple slices
Method
- Place cream cheese, blue cheese, and butter or margarine in a large bowl; let stand until room temperature. Beat cheeses and butter with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Stir in olives and chives. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Shape mixture into a ball; cover and chill until serving time. To serve, roll in nuts. Let stand for 15 minutes. If desired, garnish with parsley. Serve with assorted crackers or apple slices. Makes 3 cups (forty-eight 1-tablespoon servings).
- From the Test Kitchen Prepare cheeseball, except do not roll in nuts; cover and chill up to 24 hours before rolling in nuts and serving.
- Nutrition Facts (Olive Cheese Ball) Per serving: 50 kcal cal., 5 g fat (3 g sat. fat, 11 mg chol., 106 mg sodium, 1 g carb., 0 g fiber, 2 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
