Celery stuffed with blue cheese
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Outside ribs celery, trimmed and cut into 3\" lengths | |
| ½ | cup | Part-skim ricotta |
| ½ | cup | Low-fat cottage cheese |
| 2 | ounces | Crumbled blue cheese |
| dash | Tabasco or other hot sauce | |
Directions
Prepare the celery and place in a bowl of ice and water. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a food processor, puree the ricotta and cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl. Add the crumbled blue cheese mixture and a dash of Tabasco; stir until blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
At serving time, drain the celery and pat dry with paper towels.
Stuff each rib of celery with a rounded teaspoonful of the blue cheese mixture and arrange on a platter.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 44 calories; 2 grams total fat; 4 grams protein; 2 grams carbohydrates; 7 milligrams cholesterol; 152 milligrams sodium.