Keto Marinated Cheese Balls

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By Dearna Bond, updated July 18 20212
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These low-carb labneh cheese balls make a delicious snack or accompaniment on a cheese board.

If you don’t have any labneh, you can use a combination of feta, ricotta and cream cheese instead. Alternatively, you can use a dairy-free option such as our Probiotic Dairy-Free Keto Cheese

Thsese cheese balls are wrapped in a simple dukkah coating but feel free to use other alternatives such as:

herb crusted balls: ¹/₄ cup finely chopped fresh herbs (eg parsley, dill, mint, coriander)
spicy lemon balls: zest of 2 lemons + 2 tsp chile flakes
smoky cheese balls: 1 tsp smoked paprika + 1 tsp sweet paprika + ¹/₂ ground cumin
rosemary & olive balls: ¹/₄ cup chopped olives mixed with the cheese, then rolled in fresh or dried rosemary to taste

2 days, 23 hours, 50 minutes

Hands-on 10 minutes Overall 2-3 days

Serving size cheese ball

Allergy information for Keto Marinated Cheese Balls

✔ Gluten free

✔ Dairy free

✔ Egg free

✔ Nut free

✔ Nightshade free

✔ Pork free

✔ Avocado free

✔ Coconut free

✔ Fish free

✔ Shellfish free

✔ Beef free

Pescatarian

Vegetarian

Vegan

Nutritional values (per serving, cheese ball)

Net carbs1.6 grams

Protein3.5 grams

Fat9.9 grams

Calories108 kcal

Calories from carbs 6%, protein 13%, fat 81%

Total carbs1.9 gramsFiber0.2 gramsSugars1.4 gramsSaturated fat2.2 gramsSodium77 mg(3% RDA)Magnesium9 mg(2% RDA)Potassium106 mg(5% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 8 servings)

200 g labneh cheese (7.1 oz) - you can make your own labneh
3 tbsp dukkah (18 g/ 0.6 oz)
extra virgin olive oil, enough to cover

Instructions

Make the labneh according to the directions here
Allow to strain for 12 hours or up to 48 hours so that it has thickened.
Form the labneh into 8 balls, rolling lighting between your palms to shape them.
Choose your flavourings — dukkah, herbed or spicy lemon — and spread out on a plate.
Roll the balls in the flavourings to coat.
Add to a glass jar (I used an 800 ml/ 28 fl oz capacity jar) and then pour over olive oil until the balls are all covered. (You'll need enough oil to cover the cheese balls but only a fraction is used to calculate the macros.)
Allow to marinate at least 8 hours before consuming.
Store in a sealed glass jar container in the fridge for up to a month.

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, cheese ball)

Net carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Olive oil, extra virgin
0 g	0 g	6.8 g	60 kcal
Labneh Cheese, homemade (KetoDiet blog)
1.3 g	3.1 g	2.2 g	38 kcal
Roasted Nut & Seed Dukkah, homemade (KetoDiet blog)
0.3 g	0.3 g	0.9 g	11 kcal
Total per serving, cheese ball
1.6 g	3.5 g	9.9 g	108 kcal