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Won Ton Cups With Whipped Cheese and Roasted Pepper
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Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs
Veggie
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Olive oil cooking spray
36 small won ton wrappers -- (roughly 2 inches square)
1 cup cream cheese -- (set at room temperature for about 10 minutes)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh chives
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce -- (or more according to taste)
1 Pinch salt
1 Pinch freshly ground black pepper
1 roasted red peppers -- (to 2) jarred, packed in vinegar
36 capers -- drained
1 scallion -- sliced into thin rounds
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Lightly spray mini-muffin tins with olive oil. Press one won ton wrapper into each muffin cup. Spray again with olive oil, being sure to lightly mist the edges of each won ton. Bake until edges just begin to lightly brown, about 4 minutes.
Gently remove the won tons from the muffin tin. They should be quite firm and will not lose their shape. Set aside to cool, about 5 minutes. Repeat in batches as necessary until all won tons are baked and cooled.
While the won tons bake, whisk together (preferably with an electric mixer) the cream cheese, sour cream, chives, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Mixture should be light
and fluffy.
Spoon the mixture into a medium zip-lock plastic bag. Try to get as much of the cheese as possible into one corner of the bag. Press out any air and zip closed. Set aside.
Slice the red pepper into 36 thin strips about 1 to 2 inches long. Arrange the won ton cups on a single surface. Set a strip of red pepper into each cup, arranging it so one end comes up the side of the cup and dangles over a bit.
Use scissors to cut a 1/4-inch triangle from the corner of the plastic bag of cheese. Hold the bag with two hands and apply slow, even pressure. The cheese should come out in a thick, smooth stream. Pipe about 1/2 tablespoon of cheese into each cup.
Top each cup with 1 caper and several slices of scallion. Won ton cups can be refrigerated, uncovered, for up to 30 minutes before serving.
Makes 36 won ton cups, enough for 12 people
This appetizer recipe uses a sour-cream and cream-cheese blend, giving a texture contrast to the crunchy won ton. The mixture could be piped into the shells from a plastic bag. Fresh chives is a natural for sour cream. A hot pepper sauce adds another nice contrast to the cool creams. Though the cream-cheese and sour-cream mixture could be combined by hand, you can
use a standing mixer and the whisk attachment to beat it until light and fluffy.
ChupaNote: decorate with green onion rounds and capers.
Source:
"J.M. HIRSCH, Associated Press Writer, Atlantic Journal, 10/21/04"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Aut 2011"
Yield:
"36 appetizers"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 57 Calories; 3g Fat (51.5% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 9mg Cholesterol; 382mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 905617 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
