Crunchy Wasabi Cheese Balls

Soothing cream cheese provides just the right relief from the fire of the wasabi pea!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 39 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 cup wasabi peas
• 1 ½ tablespoons snipped chives

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Grind wasabi peas in a food processor to pebble and sand texture (or place peas in a 1-quart freezer bag and crush them with a rolling pin). Place in a shallow pan.

Step 2

Mix cream cheese, chives, soy and pepper with a fork until well-blended. (Peas and cream cheese mixture can be covered and refrigerated for 2 days.)

Step 3

About 30 minutes before serving, use a 1 tsp. measuring spoon to drop cheese mixture into the pan of wasabi peas; roll into balls, coating each with ground peas. Place on a serving platter.