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Fruit and Cheese Kabobs

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  • Prep Time 30 min
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  • Ingredients 4
  • Servings 8
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Speaking heart-to-heart, these colorful kabobs are welcome appetizers.
Updated May 23, 2007
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Ingredients

  • 1 (1-lb.) brick Cheddar cheese, cut into 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices
  • 1/2 honeydew melon
  • 8 (10-inch) bamboo skewers
  • 16 fresh strawberries, washed

Steps

  •  
    1
    With 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped canape or cookie cutter, cut 16 hearts from cheese slices.
  •  
    2
    Remove seeds and rind from half melon. Place melon, cut side down, on work surface. With heart-shaped cutter, cut 16 hearts from melon. If necessary, use small knife to cut around hearts following imprints made by cutter.
  •  
    3
    For each skewer, alternate 2 cheese hearts and 2 melon hearts. Add strawberries to each end of skewer.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For an interesting centerpiece, leave off the strawberries on the sharp end of the skewer. Place reserved melon half on a serving platter and stick the heart throb-bobs into it. For toddlers, arrange fruit and cheese on a tray.

Nutrition Information

240 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 14g Protein, 7g Total Carbohydrate, 5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Kabob
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
11g
55%
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
320mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
2%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
5g
Protein
14g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
45%
45%
Calcium
40%
40%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 2 High-Fat Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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