FESTIVE OLIVE CHEESE BALL

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This is a cheese ball that has olives, butter and garlic in it, and it is rolled in walnuts - we enjoyed it every year at Christmas as children.

Provided by Rachel Burns

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Olives

Time 40m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, room temperature
1 (5 ounce) jar pimento-stuffed green olives, drained and minced
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese and margarine until well blended. Mix in the green olives and garlic powder. Shape into a ball, and roll in chopped walnuts to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving, but preferably overnight. Serve with an assortment of crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.6 calories, Carbohydrate 1.8 g, Cholesterol 30.7 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 263.3 mg, Sugar 0.3 g