EASY HEDGEHOG CANAPé SKEWERS

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Make these crowd-pleasing hedgehog canapé skewers for a party. With tomato and mozzarella, cheese and pineapple, and prawn and cucumber options, they're perfect for a family gathering

Provided by Lulu Grimes

Categories Buffet

Time 35m

Yield Makes 36 skewers

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 grapefruit or 1/2 large cucumber, for the hedgehog (optional)
12 mozzarella pearls
1 tsp pesto
2-3 tbsp olive oil
12 small cherry tomatoes
12 basil leaves
2 pineapple rings, each cut into 6
50g medium cheddar , cut into 12 small cubes
50g red leicester , cut into 12 small cubes
12 cooked and shelled prawns
½ lemon , juiced
½ cucumber , cut into 2 even chunks and shaved into ribbons
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds
36 bamboo (or reusable) short skewers or long toothpicks

Steps:

To make a hedgehog to push the skewers into, use a grapefruit with the base trimmed flat, or use a cucumber to make a longer holder.
For mozzarella & tomato skewers, tip the mozzarella into a bowl, mix the pesto with the olive oil and pour it over the cheese. Wrap a basil leaf around each mozzarella pearl and thread onto the skewers alternating with the tomatoes.
For the cheese & pineapple skewers, sandwich a piece of pineapple between a piece of cheddar and a piece of red leicester on a skewer. If you want to be very neat, trim the pineapple to match the cheese (eat the offcuts).
To make prawn skewers, put the prawns in a bowl and squeeze over the lemon, and season with pepper, but not salt. Tip the cucumber into a bowl, add the sesame oil and seeds and toss together. Fold a cucumber ribbon and push it onto a skewer, followed by a prawn and another cucumber ribbon.
Push all the skewers into your hedgehog or arrange them on a platter, keeping each type separate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 34 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 0.2 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium