Bocconcini Bites
Delightful cocktail sticks look pretty standing in martini glasses or vases. For fun, make all four varieties and station them around the room.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
Clockwise from left in glass: Bocconcini Bites, Beemster Bites, Manchego Bites, and Salmon Bites
Photography by David Scott
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per piece: about | - |
| cal | 45 |
| pro | 3 g |
| total fat | 4 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | trace |
| fibre | 0 g |
| chol | 8 mg |
| sodium | 317 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 4% |
| iron | 1% |
| vit A | 2% |
Suggested Recipes
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24 "cherry" bocconcini cheese balls
12 thin slices Genoa or calabrese salami, halved
24 pimiento-stuffed green olives
Preparation:
Onto each of 24 cocktail skewers or toothpicks, thread 1 bocconcini ball, 1 loosely rolled salami slice and 1 olive. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.)
Additional Information
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Variations
Manchego Bites: Skewer rolled strips of jarred roasted red peppers; 3/4-inch (2 cm) cubes Manchego cheese; and anchovies or almond-stuffed olives.Beemster Bites: Skewer 3/4-inch (2 cm) cubes of Beemster cheese or aged Gouda cheese; rolled strips of Westphalian ham; and gherkins or small pickles.
Salmon Bites: Skewer 3/4-inch (2 cm) cubes cucumber; rolled strips of Gin-Cured Gravlax or smoked salmon; and caper berries or capers.
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: August 2006
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