🧀 Ricotta and Parmesan Cheese Balls: the quick and creative appetizer
Fancy, ready in a few minutes, and perfect to customize with spices, seeds, and aromatic herbs 🌈🍽️
Introduction
The cheese balls are a brilliant idea for anyone looking for a quick, elegant, and versatile appetizer, perfect for aperitifs, buffets, or dinners with friends.
Made with a creamy mix of ricotta and grated Parmesan, these balls are flavorful and light, ideal to customize with spices, seeds, herbs, or dried fruit.
A recipe taken from Tempo di Ricette di Angela, easy, fresh, and ready in 5 minutes. 🎉
📝 Ingredients (for about 12-14 balls)
- 200 g of cow's ricotta (well-drained)
- 70 g of grated Parmesan
- Salt, black pepper to taste
- A pinch of nutmeg
- Chopped herbs to taste (e.g. parsley, chives, thyme)
Ideas for coating:
- Sesame seeds, cumin, poppy seeds
- Chili powder, sweet or smoked paprika
- Nut or pistachio crumbs
- Crushed pink pepper
- Fresh aromatic herbs chopped
👩🍳 Step-by-step preparation
- In a bowl, mix the well-drained ricotta with the grated Parmesan until you get a homogeneous mixture.
- Add salt, a sprinkle of black pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, and if desired, chopped aromatic herbs.
- If the mixture is too soft, let it rest in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
- Form balls the size of a walnut.
- Roll each ball in your preferred coating: seeds, spices, dried fruit crumbs, fresh herbs, etc.
- Place them on a tray and serve them cold. You can also prepare them in advance and store them in the fridge.
🍽️ Perfect for…
- Colorful aperitifs and buffets
- An alternative savory snack
- A cold appetizer ready in advance
The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe
📚 Recipe taken from “Tempo di Ricette” by Angela
