Yogurt Cheese Balls In Olive Oil
Recipe: #23934
June 03, 2016
Categories: Appetizers, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Oil Herbs, Yogurt, Kosher Dairy, more
"This recipe works best with homemade yogurt, because it separates safely and naturally. If you must use store-bought yogurt, Greek and organic is best. The herbs are optional- you can just leave the cheese plain. You can also use a garlic (or other) infused olive oil. Serving size is an estimate. NOTE: IF USING STORE BOUGHT YOGURT, IT REQUIRES 12 ADDITIONAL HOURS DRAINING TIME!!!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (76.3 g)
- Calories 490.1
- Total Fat - 54.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.5 g
- Cholesterol - 1.1 mg
- Sodium - 301.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 0.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 0.7 g
- Protein - 2.2 g
- Calcium - 24.2 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
If yogurt is separated already, skip to step 2. If not, leave it out on the counter for a few hours until it just starts to form a whey layer.
Step 2
Line a colander with clean butter muslin. Pour in the yogurt, tie the muslin into a draining sack, and suspend it over a sink or bowl for 12 hours to drip and drain.
Step 3
Once yogurt has become like a soft cheese, and is formable when stirred a little with a spoon, remove from muslin and place in a small mixing bowl.
Step 4
Salt to taste; add whatever herbs or spices you wish at this point.
Step 5
Scoop a Tbsp. of yogurt cheese into your palm and roll into a smooth ball. Drop this ball into a clean, sanitized pint jar. Repeat this step until all the cheese has been made into balls and transferred into the jar.
Step 6
Add in sprigs of fresh herbs now, if desired, along the sides of the jar. Rosemary, basil and thyme work well.
Step 7
Fill the jar up to 1 inch below the rim with olive oil and screw the lid on tightly.
Step 8
Keep jar refrigerated or in dark, cold storage. It will keep indefinitely.
Step 9
Take balls out as needed. Serve with crackers and a little spreading knife for an elegant and delicious snack.
Tips
- Pint size canning jars