LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2024

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Three-Ingredient Skewers Three Ways Everybody loves a snack on a stick! Whip up one or all three of these simple skew ered appetizer combinations when you want something quick for cocktail hour. GRILLED WATERMELON, HALLOUMI & MINT SKEWERS Cut watermelon and Halloumi cheese into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes. Alternating ingredients, line up three watermelon and two cheese cubes on a cutting board, then gently skewer with a pre-soaked wooden skewer. Lining up the ingredients helps everything grill evenly. Continue making more fruit and cheese skewers. Lightly brush all the surfaces with oil. Oil grill and preheat to medium. Barbecue the skewers until grill marks form, about 3 minutes per side. Sprinkle with finely shredded mint and serve warm. TIP This recipe is flexible and can be sized up accordingly; 125 g Halloumi and a large wedge of watermelon cut into chunks will make about 12 appetizers. Slice small or medium plums into wedges. Gently press a wedge onto soaked skewer. Fold capocollo slices in half, then again in half and press onto skewer. Alternate ingredients so you have a few plum wedges and a couple of meat slices on each skewer. Drizzle everything with store-bought bal samic glaze just before serving. If you’d like to make 8 skewers, 4 plums and 16 meat slices will do the trick. PLUM & CAPOCOLLO SKEWERS WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE Cut slices of bacon crosswise into three pieces. Set out a bunch of store-bought cheese-stuffed peppers (from a jar). Pat and soak up any excess oil using a paper towel. Wrap bacon around stuffed peppers and use soaked wooden skewers to fasten them. If you’re looking for a little extra kick, spoon 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ’nduja over cheese before wrapping with bacon. Bake cheese side up on a baking sheet in a preheated 375°F (191°C) oven until bacon is cooked through, about 25 minutes. BACON-WRAPPED, CHEESE-STUFFED SKEWERS

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Soak wooden skewers in warm water for 20 minutes before grilling or baking. Wrap ends with a little foil to prevent browning.

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