Servings: 48 Bites
Savory Lime Crisps
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
Zest from ½ lime
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut in pieces
2-3 tablespoons ice water
Queso Fresco Guacamole Bites
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In medium bowl, combine flour, salt and zest. Cut in butter using pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle cold water over dry mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing lightly and stirring with fork. Add water each time to driest part of mixture. Dough should be just moist enough to hold together when kneaded gently.
Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut in rounds. Place rounds on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or just until turning lightly golden.
Cool on wire rack.
Queso Fresco Guacamole
Ingredients:
2 avocados, seeded
1 garlic clove, minced
1 small shallot, minced
Juice of 1 lime, or to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
½ cup (2 ounces) Wisconsin Queso Fresco Cheese, crumbled, plus more for garnish
Red chile flakes for garnish
Directions:
In small bowl, mash avocado, garlic and shallot together. Add salt, pepper and lime juice to taste. Add 1/2 cup Queso Fresco and mix well.
To assemble Queso Fresco Guacamole Bites, transfer mixture to piping bag and pipe small amount onto each Savory Lime Crisp. Sprinkle with additional Queso Fresco and red chile flakes.
Serve immediately.