Want an elegant, healthy appetizer for the holidays, but don't know what to offer? I enjoy making these apple appetizers because they are light, healthy and unlike most appetizers, they are lower in calories. These also taste wonderful as an accompaniment to a nice sparkling cider or Riesling. Offering a nicely decorated platter of these baked apples along with some low fat candied pecans will really wow your guests and leave them munching on more. Cheers to no leftovers!
Apples with Goat Cheese and Oregano
Ingredients:
- 4 small Gala apples
- 1/2 cup goat cheese or reduced fat Swiss or Gouda cheese
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4c fresh oregano sprigs
- Slice apples in half, dig out seeds with a mellon baller, leaving deep round wells in the half apples. divide half-apples into halves again.
- Add 1/2 tbsp goat cheese into apple wells.
- Drizzle each apple quarter with around 1 tsp of honey.
- Add a sprig of fresh oregano on top of each round of cheese, or a bundle of around 3-4 leaves of oregano.
- Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. Apples will become soft and cheese will begin to melt and also brown slightly.
Nutrition Facts for 2 slices (1/2 apple):
98 total calories, 18g total carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 3 g protein, 1g fat
(1 Carbohydrate, 0 Fat, and 0 protein exchanges)
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