Cucumber Feta Cheese Bites

Happy MLK Day Monday! 

This is a great recipe brought to us on behalf of BiteDelite.  Another snack to add to your arsenal of food recipes.  This is a great concept; parties, company gatherings, pot luck events..

The cucumbers can be cut the night before (I would recommend adding the feta topping mix as close to the presentation time as possible to remain the freshest. This snack leaves you with a slight salty feta taste.  ENJOY !!

Ingredients:
2 cucumbers (about 1 pound each)
2 ounces crumbled feta cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh parsley or dill, chopped
freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:
Cut the cumbers lengthwise, and remove the seeds, then cut a small strip off the bottom of one side so that the cucumber half will set level, without falling over.
Use the other half of the cucumber and dice into 1/4 inch pieces. Combine the diced cucumbers with feta cheese, dill, salt and pepper. Divide the mixture between the 2 cucumber “boats”, then slice into 1 1/2 inch pieces.

Zeke Samples, IFA, CSN, CPR, IDEA

Surreal Body Solutions, LLC

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