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Veggie and Chive Appetizers

Affordable Quick & Easy Mediterranean Diet Soup Snack Vegetarian

The fresh herbs and garlic lend loads of flavor to this simple and elegant appetizer.

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Ingredients

1 small zucchini

1 small eggplant

1 red pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 sprig thyme

1/4 sprig rosemary, chopped

1 clove garlic

Salt and black pepper, to taste

3.5 ounces cream cheese with herbs

1 bunch chives

4 slices of whole grain bread

Instructions

Chop zucchini and eggplant into slices and red pepper into segments.
Heat up oil in a frying pan and add chopped vegetables. Cook and stir constantly for 8 minutes.
Add thyme, rosemary, and garlic to the pan and continue stir-frying for another 2 minutes. Turn off heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and leave to cool.
Roll the cream cheese into balls roughly the size of a walnut. Finely chop the chives and roll cheese balls in chives to coat them.
Place the stir-fried vegetables on the bread and top with a cheese ball.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Carl Brandt, Inc.

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