Your guests won’t be disappointed with this Christmas appetizer.
If you’re looking for impressive Christmas appetizer recipes, you can’t beat how quickly this tasty appetizer comes together. A slight hint of rosemary combines with sweet dried cranberries and toasted walnuts to mellow the sometimes distinctive flavor of goat cheese.
As they say, the proof is in the pudding, and my son ate half the cheese ball before the rest of the family arrived.
Next time I’ll use pistachios. Wouldn’t the colors be festive? Green pistachio and red cranberries. Lovely!
Merry Christmas!
Serves 24
Save RecipeIngredients
- 11 ounces goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon rosemary, finely minced
- ¾ cup walnuts, toasted, finely minced in a food processor
- ½ cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
Instructions
- 1. Break up goat cheese.
- 2. Mix walnuts, rosemary and cranberries. Take half the mixture and mix it into the goat cheese.
- 3. Mold the goat cheese into a ball and roll in the remaining walnut mixture to coat. Chill for 30 minutes to firm up the cheese ball.
- 4. Serve with your favorite baked crackers.
What’s good for me in this dish?
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 67, Old Weight Watchers Points 2, Weight Watchers PointsPlus 2
Total Fat: 4.96g
Cholesterol: 5mg
Sodium: 47mg
Total Carbs: 2.80g
Dietary Fiber: 0.45g
Sugars: 1.85g
Protein: 2.99g
Nutrition details obtained from whfoods.org, nutritiondata.com, about.com, and abouthomecooking.com. The statement made here are strictly my opinion and are not meant to replace medical advice from your physician. Please see disclaimer for further details. Nutrition information is compiled with MacGourmet. If you find discrepancies, please let me know. It’s important to me that I provide you with accurate information.
Looks interesting….nutrition facts are good..Thanks!
I agree. I see you do that same thing. Great minds think alike. 🙂
looks good haven’t had this before
Sounds easy and delicious. What a perfect Christmas appetiser. I’ll probably make these in miniature so that they are like little cheesy truffles.
Oh! Now that’s a wonderful idea! My son loved these so much, that I am making them again for Christmas Eve. I’ll follow your suggestion, but this time I’m going to use pistachios for the green color to go with the red cranberries. Thanks!
What a great idea. This looks awesome.
Necessity is the mother of invention, and I needed a quick appetizer.
This looks absolutely perfect. What do you think I could substitute cranberries with? Unfortunately we do not have them in Greece.
Simple too! I looked up dried fruits available in Greece and it looks you have an abundance apricots and figs? They would be wonderful with goat cheese and walnuts.
I like cranberries and walnuts. I have Christmas Eve Eve (yes, Thursday night!) dinner at my place and I will give this a try. Yes, pistachios would look lovely with the cranberries!
Don’t you think? I’m doing the pistachio version Christmas Eve. Happy holidays! By the way, your Turkish tea looks so inviting that I have to give it a try.
I’m definitely going to have to try this, maybe for New Year’s. Have to put my thinking cap on, though, as my DH can’t have cranberries or walnuts…or maybe I’ll just make it with them just for me;) Anyway, I like the goat cheese idea instead of cream cheese – much healthier!
Can he have apricots and almond or pistachios? Or just no nuts at all?
You had me at goat cheese! This appetizer looks delicious. Definitely would be festive with pistachios and cranberries!
I’m going to do that Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas!
I like that you put the rosemary in it – that’s such a nice thing to do with the sweetness of the cranberries. So aromatic! I don’t know that I could choose between walnuts and pistachios, however. …
You can’t beat a hint of fresh rosemary. You are right, it’s so aromatic.
one word: YUM!
no one would be disappointed with such a terrific appetizer. I think that pistachios would be delicious–and so pretty! Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Same to your family!
This is sure a great dish for appetizer, not only beautiful, colorful and most importantly so tasty 🙂
It was so easy to make too. You can’t beat simple this time of year.
Love this and it looks gorgeous!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🙂
I made it again for Christmas Eve. My son and daughter were in heaven. 🙂