Instead of being fried, these tasty packed squash blossoms are roasted, making them the perfect summer treat. Pick your squash blossoms early in the morning, then put them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to utilize them. For extra flavor, drizzle on some fresh basil pesto.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 1 cheese ball |
Ingredients
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 6 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- ½ cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Stir together cream cheese and spinach in a large bowl; mix well. Gently fold in Gorgonzola crumbles. Shape cheese mixture into a ball. Roll cheese ball in slivered almonds. Wrap well; chill until firm, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 160 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 201 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used fresh chopped spinach instead of frozen (husband preference) and even though I hate this cheese and wouldn’t eat it…hubs loved it! I thought it might need an herb or more seasoning but he said no. His rating is perfect as written (fresh spinach instead though).
An hour didn’t seem long enough to firm it up. Spinach wasn’t chopped up enough, made it difficult to eat
Pretty good! I did an ingredient search & this popped up. I thought it sounded like a yummy hot dip. So I melted everything together. That was good, but the leftovers straight from the fridge was good too. So it can go either wayy.
Made this for thanksgiving, a huge hit!!!
Delicious!!!
Loooove this! My husband’s aunt made this for our wedding reception (per my request) and it was a hit! Everyone loved it! Definately reccomend it!
I love this! I took it to an office party, and everyone else really liked it, too. I wouldn’t change a thing.