Homemade Marinated Cheese Balls Recipe- in Less than 5 Minutes
This marinated cheese recipe made with mozzarella, goat, feta or cream cheese and garden herbs takes just five minutes and is tasty and easy!
Equipment
- 1 pint sized Mason jar
Ingredients
- 8 oz soft cheese chevre, farmer's cheese, or cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil see note on other oil choices below
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest or lime zest
- 2 cloves finely minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- black pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons herbs of choice about 1/2 teaspoon of individual herbs if using combinations (sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and dill are all favorites over here)
Instructions
- Take approximately 1 Tablespoon of cheese and roll it into a ball with your hands (we know you washed your hands first). Place it into the jar and keep on rolling.
- When jar is about two inches from the top (aka being full) place your zest, raw garlic, herbs, salt and pepper on top. Don't pack the cheese balls tightly, we want all the flavors to surround them!
- Pour your sunflower oil over top of the herbs and cheese balls until they're fully submerged by about a 1/2 inch of oil.
- Place a lid on and shake it up a bit so the oil and herbs get all swirled around in there. Doesn't it look pretty?
- Put it in the fridge and let it marinate for at least 2 days if possible, but up to a month for a stronger flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5ozCalories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 191IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 0.02mg
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