The eyes have it with these ghoulish appetizers, a simple idea with carrot "pupils" inside herb-flecked mini-mozzarella balls.
Eyes-of-Newt
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 containers (8 oz each) fresh ciliegini mozzarella cheese (cherry-size balls) (about 2 cups)
- 12 ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/4 cup light olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Make small cut in center of each cheese ball; insert carrot slice.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Stir in stuffed cheese balls.
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Step3Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to blend flavors. Stir after 30 minutes.
Nutrition
40
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 40
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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