Feta Cheese Truffles Food

FETA CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until well combined. Cover mixture tightly, and chill at least 1 hour or until firm (can chill up to 3 days).
• Roll cheese mixture into 3/4-inch-round balls. Roll each ball in parsley. Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve. If chilled, let stand 30 minutes before serving. Serve with cucumber slices, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, and whole almonds.

FETA CHEESE WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a shallow waffle iron to its highest setting. Spray the iron on the top and bottom with cooking spray. Place the block of feta in the center of the waffle iron, then press until the feta melts and the waffle iron closes. Allow to cook until golden brown and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix together the tomatoes, olive oil, olives, parsley, oregano, garlic and lemon zest and pour into a food processor. Briefly pulse until the mixture looks coarse. Taste and season to your liking. Remember, feta is salty; do not over season with salt. Remove the feta waffle from the waffle iron and cut into 8 wedges. Place on a platter and serve with the tomato mixture.

CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Chill 2-3 hours to blend flavours.
• Shape, working quickly, into one inch balls.
• Roll 1/3 in chopped parsley, and 1/3 in paprika, keeping 1/3 plain.
• Arrange on a tray and serve with crackers.

KAASTRUFFELS "CHEESE TRUFFLES"

Steps:

• Mix butter, cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne and worcestersire til well blended and smooth.
• Shape into balls 1 inch balls, roll in bread crumbs.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

AMAZING CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, shredded cheese, garlic powder and ground red pepper until well blended. Divide in half.
• Add roasted red peppers to one half and green onions to the other half; mix each half until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• Shape each cheese mixture into 24 balls, each about 1-inch in diameter.
• Roll in pecans.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve with crackers or chip of your choice.

GOAT CHEESE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt the chocolate, stirring until it is smooth, remove the bowl from the pan, and let the chocolate cool slightly. In a bowl whisk together the goat cheese, the confectioners' sugar, the vanilla, and the lemon extract until the mixture is light and fluffy, whisk in the chocolate until the mixture is combined well, and chill the mixture, covered, for 1 hour, or until it is firm. Form heaping teaspoons of the mixture into balls and roll the balls in the cocoa powder. Chill the truffles on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper for 30 minutes, or until they are firm. The truffles keep in an airtight container, chilled, for 3 days.