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Yogurt Cheese Balls In Olive Oil

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 0m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 quart yogurt (plain, that has separated slightly)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon herbs (and spices as desired, estimated amount - to taste)
  • 2 cups olive oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • 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 & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Pint size canning jars

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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