Paprika Pockets with Melon and Sheep Cream Cheese
Vegetarian finger food: paprika pockets filled with melon and sheep cream cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 red bell peppers
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 10 g basil (0.5 bunch)
- 200 g feta
- 50 g Yogurt (3.5% fat)
- 30 g sheep cream cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- 200 g Charentais melon or honey or sugar melon (0.25 Charentais melons)
Instructions
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1.
Wash, trim and quarter bell peppers lengthwise. Brush with olive oil and place on a parchment-lined tray. Grill in preheated oven for about 10 minutes until skin turns black. Remove from oven and cover with a damp cloth to loosen skin, then peel off.
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2.
Meanwhile, peel and finely chop garlic. Wash basil, shake dry, and cut leaves into fine strips. Mash feta with a fork and stir in yogurt and sheep cream cheese until smooth. Fold in garlic and basil, season with salt and pepper.
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3.
Peel, seed, and slice melon into thin sticks (length roughly equal to the width of the pepper quarters).
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4.
Spread sheep cream cheese mixture on pepper quarters, top with melon sticks, roll up, and secure with toothpicks.