A Cheese Ball With a Secret | The Haute Housewife

Ingredients

• 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled gorgonzola (or blue) cheese
• 1 tablespoon nonfat buttermilk
• 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons minced pitted Medjool dates (2 to 3 dates)
• 2 strips bacon
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted