It's time to celebrate. I have a perfect little appetizer that would be great for your New Year's Eve Party. It's super easy to make and not too naughty.
CUCUMBER
CUPS WITH HERBED CREAM
Makes 20-30 cups
Makes 20-30 cups
INGREDIENTS
2 seedless cucumbers
4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
4 ounces crème fraiche (Mexican crema or sour cream will
also work)
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped basil
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped chives
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped Italian parsley
¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
Dash kosher salt
OPTIONAL
(garnish)
A few chives
A handful of capers
A small amount of caviar
DIRECTIONS
Using
a vegetable peeler, slice alternating strips lengthwise down the cucumbers. It
should look like long stripes of green (unpeeled) and white (peeled) on the cumber.
Cut
off the ends of the cumber. Cut into 1 to 1 ½ inch rounds.
Using
a melon-baller or small spoon, scoop a little cucumber from each round to make
a little “bowl”.
For Cream Filling
Whip cream cheese till nice and soft in mixer. Add in crème
fraiche, beat till smooth and creamy (it should soft enough to pipe through a
pastry bag, but not too soft that it doesn’t hold the shape)
Mix in the fresh herbs; dash salt and ¼ teaspoon fresh
cracked black pepper.
Using a rubber spatula, spoon cheese mixture into a piping
bag with a large holed tip (if you don’t have a piping bag, a plastic baggie
can be used instead and just cut off the tip after the bag has been filled).
For
Assembly
Using
the piping bag, pipe out a small decorative amount of the cheese mixture into
the cucumber cups.
Optional-
Garnish with snipped chives, capers or caviar.
I also want to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I also want to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!