Just-Right Cheese Bites

Ingredients:

1 pound mild, semifirm cheese, such as Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam, and/or provolone
2 tablespoons prepared pesto
1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup chunk-style crab meat or imitation crab meat (surimi), chopped


Nutritional Information:
saturated fat: 5g, total fat: 9g, sodium: 165mg, vitamin C: 0%, cholesterol: 26mg, vitamin A: 7%, protein: 7g, calcium: 13%, calories: 112, iron: 1%, fiber: 0g, carbohydrate: 1g.

Steps:
1. Using hors d'oeuvres cutters, cut cheese into 1-1/4- to 1-1/2-inch pieces. Or, using a sharp knife, cut cheese into 1-1/2-inch cubes. Using the small end of a melon baller, hollow out each cheese piece, taking care not to cut through the bottom. Refrigerate removed cheese for another use, such as a souffli, soup, or fondue.

2. In a small mixing bowl gently stir together the crab meat or imitation crab meat, pesto, and pine nuts. Spoon 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons crab meat mixture into each cheese piece. Makes 16 pieces.