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Blue-Green Canapés


Ingredients

  • 2 ounces low-fat (Neufchatel) cream cheese, softened

  • 2 ounces blue cheese (about 1/4 cup), softened

  • 12 large seedless green grapes

  • 1/4 cup walnuts

  • 24 miniature Melba toasts


Directions

In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese and blue cheese together with a fork. Cut grapes in half lengthwise. Put walnuts between 2 sheets of waxed paper and crush to make fine crumbs.

Spread cheese mixture on mini-toasts. Cover with walnut crumbs and top with half a grape.


Makes 24 canapés

Each contains about 31 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat, no trans fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 56 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, less than 1 g dietary fiber, less than 1 g sugars, and 1 g protein.

Author: Greatorex, Susan

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