Ruth's Roquefort Cheese Ball Recipe
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Ruth's Roquefort Cheese Ball

By: DOREENBUCH 
"A decadent cheese ball made with blue cheese, onion and spices. Adjust the amount of heat to suit your guests. This is perfect if you are a blue cheese lover!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (33)

What to Drink?
Wine Riesling
Cocktail Shaggy's Manhattan
Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 cheese ball
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 ounces crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 3 drops hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and blue cheese. Blend in the celery, onion, hot pepper sauce, and cayenne pepper. Chill overnight, or until firm.
  2. Roll the chilled cheese mixture into a ball, and coat with pecans. Wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate until serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 207 | Total Fat: 20.1g | Cholesterol: 39mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2007 by Luv2Cook501 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made this for the Super Bowl and it was a major hit. I made a variation that worked out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2007 by katiesadmiral   view full review
Since I didn't have any crackers handy, I decided to make a dip instead of a cheese ball. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2006 by Bearfish   view full review
This is delicious. I wanted to make something interesting for Christmas and ended up making...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2004 by THISLE   view full review
I served this with fresh grapes and crackers. It was excellent and at the end of the evening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2009 by Caroline   view full review
I thought this recipe was a little bland as written. I thought all of the flavors needed to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2008 by Eriluo   view full review
I've made this twice in the last two weeks to rave reviews. I used 4 ounces of blue cheese...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by Pohl Daddy   view full review
This was the second cheese ball I ever made and it was really good. I formed it into the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2007 by boys2teach   view full review
Truly a very tasty blue cheesey appetizer. We love it.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by MzMiller33 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I absolutely loved this cheese appetizer and so did my company! I used a high quality blue...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2006 by Marcia G   view full review
Made this within 2hrs of needing to serve it. Put in the freezer to speed up firming process....

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