Tangerine and cream cheese balls

Name: Tangerine and cream cheese balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: ½ tbsp blue poppy seeds; 1 tbsp pistachios; 3 tbsp dried cranberries; 200 g double cream cheese; 1 tangerines; 2 tbsp coriander; 2 pinch salt; a little pepper; 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp fried onions

Aperitif fingerfood winter winter

Total: 2 hr 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegetarian, gluten-free

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Ingredients

for 18 pieces

Cream cheese balls
200 g	double cream cheese
1	tangerine, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry; use grated zest only
2 pinch	salt

Coriander & pistachio coating
2 tbsp	coriander, finely chopped
1 tbsp	pistachios, toasted, finely chopped
a little	pepper

Cranberry & paprika coating
3 tbsp	dried cranberry, finely chopped
1 ½ tsp	smoked paprika

Onion, sesame & poppy seed coating
1 tbsp	sesame seeds
½ tbsp	blue poppy seeds
1 tbsp	fried onions, crushed

How it's done

Cream cheese balls

Mix the cream cheese and tangerine zest, season with salt, cover and chill for approx. 30 mins. Shape the mixture into 18 balls, cover and chill for approx. 1 hr. on a chopping board lined with cling film.

Coriander & pistachio coating

Mix the coriander, pistachios and pepper in a shallow dish. Toss 6 cream cheese balls in the mixture, press gently on the coating, chill for a further 30 mins.

Cranberry & paprika coating

Mix the cranberries and paprika in a shallow dish. Toss 6 cream cheese balls in the mixture, press gently on the coating, chill for a further 30 mins.

Onion, sesame & poppy seed coating

Dry-roast the sesame and poppy seeds in a non-stick frying pan, mix with the fried onions in a shallow dish. Toss 6 cream cheese balls in the mixture, press gently on the coating, chill for a further 30 mins.

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