FRUIT-CHEESE KABOBS WITH GINGER DIP
Ingredients
30 Seedless green grapes
30 Pineapple chunks (see directions)
26 Mandarin orange segments or 1 can (11 oz.) mandarin orange segments, drained
15 Strawberries, each cut into halves
24 Cheese cubes, each about 3/4 inch thick (about 8 ounces caraway, Colby, Cheddar, Monterey Jack or cream cheese)
GINGER DIP:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 c. Plain yogurt
1/4 c. Honey
2 tsp. Crushed ginger root
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
Preparation
GINGER DIP:
Beat cream cheese, yogurt, honey and ginger root until creamy. Fold in pineapple. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
Makes about 3 cups.
Each chunk should be about 3/4 inch wide (1/4 pineapple), or 1 can (8 1/4 oz.) sliced pineapple in syrup, drained and each slice cut into eighths.
Prepare Ginger Dip. Alternate 3 pieces of combination of fruit and cheese on plastic wooden picks. Serve with Ginger Dip.
Makes about 40 appetizers.