Party Nibbles

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

This is going to be a super quick but tasty post in view of the New Years celebrations: cheese truffles!

Head straight to the recipe.

This post holds more inspiration than an actual recipe. I have been making cheese truffles every now again for various occasions. Be it a quiet night in with a glass of wine and a good movie or unexpected guests, cheese truffles are a very quick savoury treat. And a great nibble to prepare for the party ahead.

If you have been to Greece for New Years, you probably already know that this is the big celebration. More than a festive dinner, for the New Year there is a party following and god forbid there are no mezze to pass around. Of course it’s not traditional mezze, the occasion asks for slightly more festive treats. If you love cheese and you find a cheese platter a little boring, cheese truffles are your best bet. You can experiment with soft cheeses, add any herbs and spices you like, any nuts or dried fruit that comes to mind and see how the flavours work together.

My personal favourites are soft cheeses, fresh goat’s cheese and of course Greek feta. You can go as simple or as complicated as you like, but as a general rule don’t mix more than 5-6 ingredients. My favourite festive flavours for cheese truffles are feta with pistachios, cranberries and chives and goats cheese with walnuts and sundried tomatoes.

Print Recipe

A couple of cheesetruffles

each batch makes roughly 18 cheese truffles

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Modern Greek

Servings: 18 cheese truffles per batch

Ingredients

Feta Cheese Filling

• 300 g feta cheese
• 1 tbsp sour cream or approximately 2 tsp of milk or water
• Freshly ground pepper

Coating

• 70 gr dried cranberries finely chopped
• 70 gr pistachios finely chopped
• 10-12 chive leaves finely chopped

Goats Cheese Filling

• 300 g goats cheese
• Freshly ground pepper

Coating

• 100 g walnuts crushed
• 6-7 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil chopped

Instructions

• Use a bowl to mix the feta cheese, the sour cream or milk and add a bit of freshly ground pepper. If you are using only goats cheese, simply season with a bit of pepper.
• Take a small amount of the cheese mix and shape small, walnut sized balls. Let them sit in the fridge for approximately 30 minutes.
• To coat, mix the coating ingredients in a small bowl and roll in the cheese bowls to fully cover.

Notes

They keep 2-3 days in the fridge

Hope you enjoy these cheese truffles in a very merry atmosphere! Have a great New Years Eve everyone.

from Athens with love,

Eugenia

PS: Many thanks to Christina Skouloudi for letting me use her wonderful platter for this recipe. You can find it by clicking here.

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