Thursday, August 20, 2009

Shrimp Cheese Balls

250g cream cheese
1&1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
dash of salt and cayenne pepper
1/4 cup shrimp (drained)
cup salted mixed nuts (chopped)

Method: Soften cream cheese. Blend in mustard, onion, lemon juice, cayenne and salt. Stir shrimp into cheese mixture. Chill. Form into walnut sized balls and roll in chopped nuts. Makes about 3&1/2 dozen.

Source: contributed by H. Koenig in The Princess Royal Cookbook compiled by a sub-committee of The Muscular Dystrophy Association of South Australia (Kent Town: Peacock Publications, 1984 reprint of 1981 first edition; ISBN 0909209502), p.9.
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