Pistachio Goat Cheese Balls

Found these in a Martha Stewart Magazine when planning my wedding...never made them but they look really good...Can be prepared a day ahead.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 48

Ingredients

• 11  ounces  fresh goat cheese
• 4  ounces pistachio nuts, coarsley chopped
• 48  baby spinach leaves, washed and dried (optional)

Directions

1. Bring goat cheese to room temperature. Using your hands, roll forty-eight 1/2-inch balls, and place them on a piece of parchment paper. Shake the nuts in a fine mesh sieve to remove dust, then place in a small shallow bowl. roll each cheese ball in the nuts to coat evenly.
2. To serve, arrange the spinach leave on a serving tray, and place each cheese ball on a leaf.