Witch's Brooms with Cheese and Green Onion
Cheese strips with frilly edges wrapped around a cracker stick, tied with green onion. A quick, salty no-cook appetizer.
- Time
- 10 min
- Serving
- 305 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $1.19
- Protein
- 13 g
Ingredients
- 1 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 40 g
- 2 Crackerspack 200 g ≈ $2.50 35 g
- 3 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 8 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cut firm cheese into thin slices, then trim into rectangles about 3 by 6 inches.
Score one long edge of each rectangle with a fringe, stopping 1 inch from the end.
Wrap a whole edge of cheese around the end of a long cracker2 stick as a handle, letting the fringe dangle down.
Blanch green3 onion in boiling water for 10 seconds to soften, then tie it around the cheese at the base.
Serve immediately to keep the stick crisp.
Tips
- Why it works
- Cut the cheese thin and not all the way to the edge so the fringe doesn't fall apart when you roll it. If you cut right through, the edges will break.
- Substitutions
- Swap the crackers for croutons (35 g) or thin slices of baguette (20 g). You can leave out the green onion if you don't have it on hand.
- Common mistakes
- If you don't press the cheese onto the cracker, the fringe will fall off. Check by lifting lightly: if the cheese strip doesn't hold, tie it tighter.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for no more than 1 day. Cut and warm in the microwave for 10 seconds so the cheese doesn't turn soft.
- Serve with
- Serve with cold kvass or beer on a festive table when you need to feed guests fast.
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