Cheese stuffed pineapple

2 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Pineapple, ripe
1packCream cheese (8-oz)
½cupWell-aged Cheddar, grated
1tablespoonChives, minced
¼teaspoonDry mustard
1tablespoonWhite rum
¼teaspoonSalt (optional)

Directions

Cut off the top of the pineapple far enough down so that a wide rim is formed. Scoop out the fruit and chop it fine. Blend together the cheeses, chives, 1-½ cups of the chopped pineapple, mustard, rum, and salt. Pile mixture into pineapple shell. Serve with Triscuits, toast rounds or squares. Makes about 2 cups.

From: A Salute to Cheese, by Betty Wason, Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1966.

Shared by: June Hoffman, 8/93