Yellow Pepper & Spinach Bites

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 3 dozen.

ingredients

• 2 cups goat milk yogurt
• 10 ounces cooked spinach leaves, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup nonfat sour cream
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced tarragon
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon minced green onion
• 3 yellow bell peppers
• 1⁄2 cup toasted pine nuts, lightly salted

directions

1. Spoon yogurt into strainer or colander lined with cheesecloth.
2. Fold cheesecloth over to cover yogurt.
3. Place strainer on edge of bowl deep enough to drain yogurt.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Combine drained yogurt and 1/2 of spinach.
6. Puree until smooth and blended.
7. Blend in sour cream.
8. Stir in remaining spinach, garlic, tarragon, salt and green onion.
9. (Mixture can be made ahead and refrigerated 1 to 2 hours before assembling.) Cut peppers into eighths lengthwise, then into halves crosswise.
10. Spoon dollop of spinach yogurt mixture atop each pepper piece.
11. Arrange on serving platter.
12. Sprinkle each with toasted pine nuts.