Shelly's Recipe

ROQUEFORT AND WALNUT CHEESE BALL

Category: Cheeseballs

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
5 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground white pepper
6 oz Roquefort cheese
1 shallot, minced
2 tsp brandy (optional)
1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
Vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets), for serving

Put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls.

Stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy, if desired. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze up to 1 month. Roll in walnuts to coat before serving. Serve with chips.