Easy hedgehog canapé skewers

Make these crowd-pleasing hedgehog canapé skewers for a party. With tomato and mozzarella, cheese and pineapple, and prawn and cucumber options, they're perfect for a family gathering

Prep:35 mins
No cook

Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 34
fat 3g
saturates 1g
carbs 1g
sugars 1g
fibre 0.2g
protein 2g
salt 0.1g

Ingredients

1 grapefruit or ½ large cucumber, for the hedgehog (optional)
12 mozzarella pearls
1 tsp pesto
2-3 tbsp olive oil
12 small cherry tomatoes
12 basil leaves
2 pineapple rings, each cut into 6
50g medium cheddar, cut into 12 small cubes
50g red leicester, cut into 12 small cubes
12 cooked and shelled prawns
½ lemon, juiced
½ cucumber, cut into 2 even chunks and shaved into ribbons
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds
36 bamboo (or reusable) short skewers or long toothpicks

Method

To make a hedgehog to push the skewers into, use a grapefruit with the base trimmed flat, or use a cucumber to make a longer holder.
For mozzarella & tomato skewers, tip the mozzarella into a bowl, mix the pesto with the olive oil and pour it over the cheese. Wrap a basil leaf around each mozzarella pearl and thread onto the skewers alternating with the tomatoes.
For the cheese & pineapple skewers, sandwich a piece of pineapple between a piece of cheddar and a piece of red leicester on a skewer. If you want to be very neat, trim the pineapple to match the cheese (eat the offcuts).
To make prawn skewers, put the prawns in a bowl and squeeze over the lemon, and season with pepper, but not salt. Tip the cucumber into a bowl, add the sesame oil and seeds and toss together. Fold a cucumber ribbon and push it onto a skewer, followed by a prawn and another cucumber ribbon.
Push all the skewers into your hedgehog or arrange them on a platter, keeping each type separate.