Recipe: Shrimp Cheese Ball (using cream cheese and covered with chopped nuts and fresh parsley)

Shrimp Cheese Ball

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 (6-ounce) small cooked shrimp
1 (6-ounce) can black olives, drained and chopped
Seasoning salt to taste
Lemon juice to taste
3 small green onions, finely chopped
Chopped nuts
Chopped fresh parsley
Assorted crackers

In a large bowl, mash cream cheese with a fork. Add shrimp, black olives, seasoning salt, lemon juice, and green onions; stir until well blended. With your hands, form cheese mixture into a large ball.

In a small bowl, combine nuts and parsley; roll cheese ball in nut mixture to coat completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serve with assorted crackers.

Yields 1 cheese ball