Easy Hedgehog Canapé Skewers
Create these delightful hedgehog canapé skewers for your next party! With options like tomato and mozzarella, cheese and pineapple, or prawn and cucumber, they're ideal for any family gathering.
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 basils leaves
- 2 pineapples 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
You will need
- 36 bamboos (or reusable) short skewers or long toothpicks
Instructions
- 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
Calories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 0.1mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1g
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