I love to convey emotions with food, combining different colors and scents. And with today's recipe I would like to communicate joy and affection to the person to whom I dedicate it: the mother. Today is his party, so I decided to prepare a themed menu, starting with an unusual and colorful aperitif, which smells of spring: cheese pralines with roses and pistachios.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 294 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
For 20-22 balls
- 250 g of goat cheese
- 50 g of green olives
- 1 sprig of parsley
- Untreated lemon zest
- Q.b. of salt
- 1 tablespoon of pink pepper
- 20 g of sesame seeds
For coverage
- 50 g of pistachios
- A few rose petals
Materials Needed
- Bowl
- Wooden spoons
- Chopping board
- Knife
Preparation
- Shell the pistachios and chop them coarsely with a knife.
- Chop the green olives and set aside.
- Make a mince with parsley (or other aromatic herbs).
- Combine the goat cheese in a bowl. Flavor with lemon zest, pink pepper berries, olives and sesame seeds. Season with salt. Add a tablespoon of chopped pistachios.
- Mix all the ingredients to form a cream.
- Leave the cream to rest in the freezer for 5 minutes.
Why leave the cream in the freezer?
This will make it easier to make the balls!- Meanwhile, cut the rose petals into strips.
Attention!
It is recommended to use non-chemically treated rose petals! Before using them, the petals must be gently detached from the flowers, cleaned of any impurities with a damp cloth and possibly cut into strips with a ceramic knife.- With two teaspoons, take a portion of the cream and roll it in your hands to obtain balls.
- Roll the balls in the chopped pistachios and rose petals.
- Place each ball in a small paper cup.
- Leave the balls to rest in the fridge for at least one hour before serving.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Alternatives to couverture pistachios? A mince of aromatic herbs or red paprika is fine! If you prefer seeds, you can roll the cheese balls in poppy seeds or hemp seeds.
And to celebrate Mother, let's prepare the perfect menu based on pink pasta and cake with strawberries and chocolate!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
The Cheese Balls with Pistachios and Roses are a very energetic dish, with a caloric prevalence attributable to lipids, followed by proteins and finally by carbohydrates. The prevalence of fatty acids is unsaturated, fibers are abundant and cholesterol is not too abundant.
The Cheese Balls with Pistachios and Roses are not suitable for the diet of the overweight person and the lactose intolerant.
The average portion is around 100g (295kcal).
