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Looking for a something to munch on, a snack for a party or an appetizer for a meal? This is the recipe for you- crispy cheese sticks made with ground cayenne pepper and fresh thyme leaves. The crispy texture of these cheese sticks comes from minimal working of the dough in a food processor, just until all the ingredients form a ball.
If you want to cool down the spiciness you can cut the amount of cayenne pepper in half and add a ½ teaspoon of sweet paprika. You can even play around using your favorite spice (try turmeric, cumin, ground caraway, etc.) and you can switch the thyme leaves with fresh rosemary leaves, basil, etc. I’m going for the total Mediterranean vibe here and serving these cheese sticks with sun-dried tomato hummus and green olive tapenade, but you can also go Mexican style and serve them with salsa and guacamole (or whichever style floats your boat). No worries though, these cheese sticks go great when flying solo as well- as the perfect snack to satisfy that munch hunger.
Ingredients for 10 cheese sticks:
1 cup all purpose flour
½ stick (2 oz.) cold butter, cubed
3 oz. Kashkaval cheese, cubed (you can substitute Kashkaval with any other semi firm cheese such as Provolone, Sharp Cheddar, Mozzarella, etc.
2 oz. Parmesan cheese, finely grated
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (or ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper + ½ teaspoon paprika)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Sea Salt
Preparation:
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
It is very important that the garbanzo beans are very soft before making this recipe.
Ingredients for 2 cups of hummus:
1½ cups garbanzo beans, cooked and drained (you can use canned garbanzo beans)
¾ cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, well drained
¾ cup water (filtered or bottled)
2 tablespoons raw tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
Salt and fresh ground pepper
Preparation:
Green Olive Tapenade
Any type of green olive will work here but I like to use either Manzanilla or Picholine.
Ingredients for 2 cups of tapenade:
2 cups green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
¼ cup almonds (not toasted)
¼ cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, coarsely chopped
Preparation:
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Deanna: Thanks Buck- enjoy!
This would make for a really tasty snack!
Deanna: Thanks Kevin!
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Mmm…, I’m mouth-watering! 😀
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