Martha Stewart’s Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball
January 6, 2009
During the holiday’s I hosted a party at my home. One of my guest’s brought this fabulous cheese ball that was so tasty, I made it a week later for our New Year’s get together. Well, it was the chutney that made this cheese ball so delicious! Chutney, native to india, is a sweet and sour condiment, made from fruit’s, vegetable’s, then cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices, with it’s consistency the same as jelly. Chutney is the Hindi word for “to crush”, which was the process of how chutney was made, the ingredients were crushed togehter with a stone, according to this link here.
Now then in searching through my local grocery stores I observed the different types of chutney available, and I was not able to find anything that came close to the ingredients, in the Old Farmhouse Chutney brand that this cheese ball calls for. Old Farmhouse Chutney is made by Stone Wall kitchens, a leading producer of up scale gourmet foods, gifts etc., and can be purchased at Draeger’s or other fine gourmet shops. My source for this cheese ball, is of course in the name of this wonderful recipe, Martha Stewart. Please enjoy!
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- 16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup Old farmhouse Chutney
- ¼ cup finely chopped scallions, white and pale green parts
- 1 medium clove garlic, minced
- ½ cup shredded Colby cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, chutney, scallions and garlic. Stir until well blended. Add Colby and jack cheeses and stir to combine; season with salt and pepper. Form into a ball and roll the ball into chopped pecans/or nuts of your own choice. Garnish with a thinly sliced Granny Smith apple and serve with crackers or baguette.
Serves: 12 to 20
Total time: 30 minutes
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