Stuffed Cuke Snacks Recipe

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Dorothy Pritchett of Wills Point, Texas suggests, "These cheese-filled slices look so pretty on an appetizer plate."

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Stuffed Cuke Snacks Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 large cucumber
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon minced fresh dill
1 teaspoon grated onion
20 to 26 pimiento strips
Additional dill sprigs

Directions

Run the tines of a fork lengthwise down the cucumber. Cut a 1-in. slice from each end. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds.
Place cucumber cut side down on paper towel for 10 minutes. Combine cheeses, parsley, dill and onion; spoon into cucumber halves. Put halves back together; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
Cut into 1/2-in. slices; garnish with pimiento and dill. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3 each) equals 62 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 63 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Stuffed Cuke Snacks in Taste of Home August/September 1998, p18

Crunchy Cucumbers

If you want the cucumbers in your salad to be cool and crunchy, just chill them overnight in ice water. You’ll be delighted with the results…and so will everyone else! —Ruby W., Bogalusa, Louisiana