Stuffed Celery Tapas

Name: Stuffed Celery Tapas
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 12 celery stalks; 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1/2 cup cream cheese; 3 tbs sour cream or creme fraiche; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup of crasins or golden raisins

Ingredients

12 celery stalks
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup cream cheese
3 tbs sour cream or creme fraiche
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup of crasins or golden raisins

The creamy filling contrasts well with the crunchy celery, and the walnuts add a wonderful flavor. This appetizer goes well with pre dinner drinks. Celery sticks may be cut into bite sized servings. Be sure to use a vegetable peeler to peel the tough ribs off of each celery stick. This recipe may be doubled or tripled.

Wash and trim the celery, peel the underside with a vegetable peeler.
Cut the sticks into 4 inch lengths.
In a bowl combine the blue cheese, cream cheese, crasins or raisins and sour cream. Mix until smooth.
Fold in all but 1 tbs of the walnuts. (1 tbs of the walnuts reserved for garnish)
Neatly fill the celery stalks with the cheese and nut mixture.
Chill and garnish with the reserved walnuts.

Alternate Ideas:

Use the same filling to stuff cherry tomatoes. Cut off a slice at the top of each tomato, scoop out the seeds with a small spoon and fill.
Fill Belgian endive leaves in the same way as the celery.