Cherry and Cheese Charmers
Ingredients
8 oz.
Kowalski's Dried Cherries
- hot water, as needed
⅓ cup
finely chopped pecans
⅓ cup
Kowalski's Pure Honey, plus more for garnish
1 tsp.
freshly squeezed lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
¾ tsp.
kosher salt
¼ tsp.
finely minced fresh rosemary leaves, plus small sprigs for garnish
30
frozen mini fillo shells, thawed
3-4 oz.
Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced
Directions
- Place cherries in a shallow baking dish. Add just enough hot water to cover; soak cherries for 20 min.
- Drain cherries; gently squeeze to remove extra liquid.
- Coarsely chop drained cherries.
- In a medium mixing bowl, toss together chopped cherries, pecans, honey, lemon juice, zest, salt and rosemary.
- Divide mixture evenly among fillo shells; drizzle with honey.
- Garnish each pastry with bits of sliced cheese and a fresh rosemary sprig.
Tasty Tip:
- The filling for these pastries makes a delicious mix-in for plain Greek yogurt.
