Herb Cream Cheese Cucumber Bites

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1/4 tsp Basil, dry
  • 1 tbsp Chives
  • 2 English cucumbers, cut into 1/2" slices
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic powder

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 Piquillo peppers
  • 1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes

• Dairy

  • 8 oz Cream cheese

Found on joyfulhealthyeats.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 english cucumbers, cut into ½ slices
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 T. chives, chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ teaspoon dry basil
• 3 piquillo peppers, thinly sliced

Directions

• To a small bowl, add cream cheese, chives, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and dry basil. Using a hand mixer, blend until all the spices are combined together and cream cheese is smooth and spreadable.
• Put cream cheese mixture in a small ziplock bag. Closer the bag. Cut off one of the bottom tips.
• Spread cucumbers out on a serving try. (you can use this as a make shift piping bag to squeeze the cream cheese onto the cucumbers)
• Top each cucumber slice with a 1-2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture.
• Garnish with 1-2 slices of the piquillo peppers.
• Serve.