| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 15 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 12 skewers |
Ingredients
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into small chunks
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- 8 ounces mild Cheddar, cut into cubes
- 1/2 English cucumber, cut into chunks
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Build each skewer by threading on a chunk of lettuce, a tomato, a cheese cube, lettuce chunk, cucumber chunk and finally, another lettuce chunk. Arrange the skewers on a platter.
- Whisk together the oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Right before serving, brush the dressing onto the skewers.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 125 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 176 mg |
Reviews
First rate recipe. Husband and I love extra-sharp cheddar, but it would have only crumbled due to aging. However, Velveeta worked perfectly and it has a piquant flavor profile that adds so much to this recipe. We’ve found mild cheddar has very little flavor and never use it.
I had a hard time putting cheddar cubes onto the sticks without the cheese splitting. I tried different size cubes but but all of them split. Any suggestions?
If only I would have followed the directions!! I made these for a potluck and instead of waiting till serving time to add the dressing, I added it right after they were made (3 hours before eating), well, needless to say, the lettuce was quite limp and some of the dressing dripped off creating a small pool on the bottom of the serving container. Definitely need to hold off and until just before serving. Also, the concept is nice, but I found it a bit tricky to get it off the stick without using a fork, and found it challenging trying to get it off with a plastic fork while balancing my plate on my lap. I think next time I will just put everything in a bowl; not as much fun, but more do-able in my opinion.
Just saw this today. What a great way to bring a salad to a picnic or pot luck, and you can use a variety of ingredients, a little sausage wouldn’t hurt. Thanks for all the amazing ideas you give me.