Cheese Pineapple Canapés Recipes

PINEAPPLE CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Drain the pineapple very well and reserve 6 tablespoons of the juice for the recipe.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour and 6 tablespoons of the juice. Add the pineapple and mix well. Pour it into the prepared dish. Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
• In a medium bowl, add the melted butter to the crushed cracker crumbs and stir to coat them in the butter. Sprinkle them evenly over the cheese. Bake for about 30 minutes and then allow the casserole to rest for about 10 minutes and thicken before serving.

CHEESE & PINEAPPLE CANAPéS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Chop the pineapple into chunks and put in a roasting tin. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden, then cover and set aside.
• Chop the mint leaves and mix with the sesame seeds in a dish. Set aside. Cut the halloumi into cubes and char on all sides in a hot non-stick frying pan. Toss the pineapple in the sesame mixture, then thread onto cocktail sticks with a piece of halloumi.

EASY HEDGEHOG CANAPé SKEWERS

Steps:

• 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.