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Blue Cheese-Stuffed Strawberries

I was eating a strawberry and blue cheese salad when I realized I could also stuff the strawberries and serve them as an appetizer. It worked out great, and the flavors blend so nicely.

—DIANE NEMITZ LUDINGTON, MI

START TO FINISH: 25 MIN. MAKES: 16 APPETIZERS

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

3 ounces fat-free cream cheese

2 ounces crumbled blue cheese

16 fresh strawberries

3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, toasted

1. Place vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Cool to room temperature.

2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in blue cheese. Remove stems and scoop out centers from strawberries; fill each with about 2 teaspoons cheese mixture. Sprinkle pecans over filling, pressing lightly. Chill until serving. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

PER SERVING 1 piece equals 36 cal., 2 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 3 mg chol., 80 mg sodium, 3 g carb., trace fiber, 2 g pro. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fat.