Ingredients:
8 ounces Soft CheeseYou will need a round of camembert or brie or you can also use cream cheese.
8 ounces different cheeses.
I used swiss (Ementhaller) Gouda, parmesan,
goat cheese, any cheese here will work. it is nice to
have some stronger flavored cheeses to give a nice flavor contrast to the soft cheese.
1 cup finely chopped green onions or chives.
2-3 cloves of garlic
paprika
1 / 2 cup chopped dill pickles
1 teaspoon horseradish
a few drops pepper sauce like Tabasco
1 / 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 / 2 teaspoon pepper
Caraway seed
2-3 tablespoons of German beer
For display
1 / 2 cup chopped almonds
1 /4 cup chopped parsley
4 radishes
small pretzels
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Directions:
I started out with some leftover cheeses that were sitting waiting in the icebox but didn't look all that appetizing.
To the mix you always use a soft cheese. I used camembert here but you can use brie, or even cream cheese. You can even use softened butter if you like. The Swiss used hard cheese scraps to make a Fondue.
You can mash them in a bowl or put them in an electric mixer.
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I assemble the ingredients here. |
I like to pan roast the caraway a little first. It brings out the flavor.
Careful, and do it on medium heat. |
Then I mix the paprika, salt and pepper and caraway. You can of course omit the salt if you want. |
Chop the chives and garlic. |
Here I whipped all ingredients in an electric mixer. You can do it by hand with a fork as well.
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I put it in a glass dish to chill and get firm. |
Here is a close up of the consistency. I added beer to get it nice and creamy.
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The Presentation
Place the cheese ball on your serving platter and surround with the radish slices.
Crown the cheese ball with a pretzel. This is one idea you can build on the pretzel theme
as it is a good luck symbol in German.
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