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A pretty hors d’oeuvre for your next
party.
Ingredients
1 large cucumber (about 9½ ounces)
½ ounce Swiss or Gruyere cheese, shredded
2 tbsp part-skim ricotta cheese
1 tbsp each chopped scallion (green onion), chopped fresh dill
or ¼ tsp dill-weed, and whipped cream cheese
Dash each salt and white pepper
Method
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Cut off ends of cucumber.
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Using tines of a fork, score peel of
cucumber.
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Cut cucumber in half clockwise and, using
a melon baller or small spoon, remove and discard seeds from both
halves; set aside.
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In small mixing bowl thoroughly combine
remaining ingredients.
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Spoon half of the cheese mixture into
cored section of each cucumber half.
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Wrap each half in plastic wrap and
refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
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To serve.
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Remove plastic wrap and carefully slice
each cucumber half into 6 equal slices.
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MAKES 2 SERVINGS, 6 SLICES EACH.
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