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A plate with cubed cheese and apple pieces skewered on small sticks, reminiscent of an apple nachos recipe twist. The cubes are sprinkled with a seasoning. In the background, there is a sliced apple and a bowl of seasoning on a wooden surface.

Cheddar apple spears drizzled with honey and ras-el-hanout

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Israeli, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, North African
Prep Time:10 minutes
Servings:4
Easy cheddar apple appetizer spears are a breeze to throw together, but each bite packs a delicious punch of sweet Cosmic Crisp apple, sharp cheddar, honey and the amazing ras-el-hanout spice mix. Ras-el-hanout is a pungent Moroccan spice blend that is popular for meat. It translates as "head of the shop", and it's one of the most popular North African spice blends.
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Equipment

  • Cocktail skewers

Ingredients

To make Ras El Hanout spice mix:

  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne

For apple cheddar appetizer spears:

  • 100 g cheddar preferably aged, cubed
  • 1 Cosmic Crisp apple cubed
  • Honey

Instructions

Make ras-el-hanout spice blend

  • If you want to just buy ras-el-hanout, be my guest. But if you have a relatively well-stocked spice cabinet and you'd rather utilize what you get, then just mix your own ras-el-hanour spice blend!
  • Combine all the spices listed above in a bowl or jar, and mix well. The amount specified above makes double what you need for this recipe. You can use the remainder in the shawarma chicken apple skewers below, or just add ras-el-hanout in your favourite stew recipe.

Assemble apple cheddar appetizer spears

  • Arrange a cube of cheddar, and top it with a cube of apple. Spear with a cocktail pick. Repeat until all out of Apple and cheddar.
  • Lay spears on a plate, sprinkle with ras-el-hanout spice blend, and drizzle with honey. Serve immediately.
Cocktail skewers