Asian Cheese Ball With Shrimp & Water Chestnuts

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled and grilled
• 1 teaspoon cilantro, sliced thinly
• 1 teaspoon pickled ginger, sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons wasabi, to taste
• 1 cup toasted sesame seeds, divided

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, soy sauce, water chestnuts, shrimp, cilantro, ginger, and 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds.
• 2 gradually stir in wasabi paste until you reach the desired amount of spice.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for one hour.
• 4 remove the cheese mixture from the refrigerator, and shape into a ball.
• 5 roll in the remaining sesame seeds to cover.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to serve.