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Homemade Marinated Cheese Balls Recipe- in Less than 5 Minutes

MelissaKNorris
3.67 from 12 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 16 to 20

Ingredients
  

  • Approximately 8 ounces of soft cheese chevre, farmer's cheese, or cream cheese
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup sunflower oil see note on other oil choices below
  • zest of 1 lemon or lime
  • 1 to 2 cloves finely minced garlic or use a garlic press for quick and easy (who are we kidding, one always doubles the amount of garlic, so double that up!)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • Dash of black pepper
  • 2 to 3 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)
  • 1 pint sized Mason jar

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.
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