Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball
Total Time: 20 minutesYield: 6 Servings
Source: Cuisine at Home, December 2011
Category: Appetizer
Ingredients
8 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)1⁄4 cup Red Onion (minced)
1 1⁄2 tablespoon Dill
1 whole Lemon (zested, 1 tablespoon juice)
1 tablespoon Capers (drained, chopped, 1/2 teaspoon capter liquid)
1 1⁄2 ounce Cold-Smoked Salmon (chopped)
dash Salt
dash Ground Black Pepper
Directions
- Line a bowl with plastic wrap; set aside.
- Combine cream cheese, onion, chopped dill, zest, lemon juice, capers, and caper liquid in a bowl with a hand mixer until combined; season with salt and pepper.
- Fold salmon into cheese mixture, then spoon mixture into prepared bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Chill cheese ball until firm, 2 hours.
- Garnish cheese ball with dill sprigs and serve with crackers.