Taste of Home
Cheesy Zucchini Bites
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 35 appetizers.
Garden-fresh zucchini and cherry tomatoes are tastefully combined in these colorful appetizers. Writes Amy Frombach of Bradford, Pennsylvania, "Folks tend to hang around the appetizer tray whenever I serve these pretty party bites."
Ingredients
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5 medium zucchini (about 6 inches long)
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4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
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3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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1 pint cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
Directions
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1.
Cut zucchini into 3/4-in. slices. Using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop out the insides and discard, leaving the bottom intact. Place zucchini on an ungreased baking sheet; spoon 1/2 teaspoon crumbled blue cheese into each.
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2.
Combine Parmesan cheese, basil and pepper; sprinkle half over blue cheese. Top each with a tomato slice; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan mixture.
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3.
Bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 19 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 58mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
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