Easy Cucumber Bites with Sunflower Chive Cream Cheese
These cucumber bites with sunflower chive cream cheese are so easy to make, require no cooking, and come together in just 30 minutes for a cucumber snack idea everyone will love!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup of raw sunflower seeds
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 2 Tablespoons of raw red onion chopped
- ½ cup of chopped chives + some for garnishing
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- 2 Tablespoons of nutritional yeast
- 2 Tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or to taste
- ½ cup of water or more as needed to get a creamy consistency
- 4 large cucumbers
Instructions
- Combine sunflower seeds and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Process for 10-20 seconds until they form a fine powder. Add onion, chives, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and water and process again for 1 to 2 minutes, until super creamy. You will likely have to scrape down the sides once or twice. Set aside.
- If desired, peel cucumber lightly in alternating rows, to create a pretty striped effect on the outside. Slice into 1-1 ½-inch pieces.
- Spread a spoonful of the sunflower seed mixture on top of each cucumber and place it on a plate or platter. Continue until done, sprinkle with chopped chives if desired.
Notes
- Cucumber bites are best served chilled so make them ahead and pop them in the fridge for an hour or so.
- The stuffed cucumbers recipe makes about 50 pieces, perfect for a party, but you can easily half the recipe for smaller groups.
- If you want to get fancy when making healthy cucumber snacks, use a piping bag to pipe the sunflower cream cheese in a rosette on each cucumber slice.
Nutrition
Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 352mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
