Easy hedgehog canapé skewers

MAKES 36 skewers PREP 35 mins NO COOK EASY

1 grapefruit or 1/2 large cucumber, for the hedgehog (optional) 12 mozzarella pearls

1 tsp pesto

2-3 tbsp olive oil

12 basil leaves

12 small cherry tomatoes 2 pineapple rings, each cut into 6 50g medium cheddar, cut into 12 small cubes

50g red leicester, cut into 12 small cubes

12 cooked and shelled prawns ½ lemon, juiced ½ cucumber, cut into 2 even chunks and shaved into ribbons

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sesame seeds

You will need

36 bamboo (or reusable) short skewers or long toothpicks

1 To make a hedgehog to push the skewers into, use a grapefruit with the base trimmed flat, or use a cucumber to make a longer holder. 2 For mozzarella & tomato skewers, tip the mozzarella into a bowl, mix the pesto with the olive oil and pour it over the cheese. Wrap a basil leaf around each mozzarella pearl and thread onto the skewers, alternating with the tomatoes. 3 For the cheese & pineapple skewers, sandwich a piece of pineapple between a piece of cheddar and a piece of red leicester on a skewer. If you want to be very neat, trim the pineapple to match the cheese (eat the offcuts).

4 To make prawn skewers, put the prawns in a bowl and squeeze over the lemon, and season with pepper, but not salt. Tip the cucumber into a bowl, add the sesame oil and seeds and toss together. Fold a cucumber ribbon and push it onto a skewer, followed by a prawn and another cucumber ribbon.

5 Push all the skewers into your hedgehog or arrange them on a platter, keeping each type separate.

GOOD TO KNOW gluten free

PER SERVING 34 kcals • fat 3g • saturates 1g • carbs 1g • sugars 1g • fibre 0.2g • protein 2g • salt 0.1g