Name: Les billes de macadamia (Macad amia and blue-cheese balls)
Yield: For about 40 billes
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (115 g) unsalted butter; 3 ounces (85 g) macadamia nuts; 3 Ry-Krisp crackers; Several sprigs of parsley; A small amount of chives (to make about 1 tablespoon, chopped); A few drops of Tabasco; Freshly ground pepper; ¼ teaspoon paprika; 2½ to 3 ounces (70–85 g) blue cheese

Preparation info

For about
40
billes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

New Menus from Simca's Cuisine

By Simone Beck and Michael James

Published 1979

About

Ingredients

3 ounces (85 g) macadamia nuts
2½ to 3 ounces (70–85

Method

Place the macadamia nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast them in a 350°F (180°C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes, shaking them occasionally, until they are a light golden brown. Remove to room temperature, allow to cool, then chop fine–for about 5 seconds, or so, in the food processor–or by hand. Add the blue cheese and the butter, cut into pieces, and, blend the mixture well. Season (sa