Ham Filled Cucumber Cups Recipes

HAM SALAD IN CUCUMBER CUPS

Steps:

• Cut tapered ends from cucumbers. Peel lengthwise strips of peel every half inch with citrus stripper. Cut cucumbers into 5/8- to 3/4-inch slices. Make indentation in center of each slice, without going all the way through, by scooping with small melon ball cutter.
• Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon ham salad. Cut each lemon slice into 6 wedges. Top each appetizer with lemon wedge.

HAM CUCUMBER CUPS

Steps:

• Use a melon baller to scoop out the center of each cucumber slice, leaving the bottom of the slice intact to make a small cup.
• Place ham, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and curry powder in a food processor and pulse a few times to mince and combine the filling.
• Spoon about 2 teaspoons filling into each cucumber cup.

ULTIMATE HAM CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until fully incorporated. Add milk; bring to a slow boil. Whisk until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add nutmeg, white pepper, cayenne, and salt. Remove from heat and let filling cool slightly. Add ham, mozzarella cheese, cranberries, and almonds.
• Roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface. Brush lightly with melted butter. Cut into 9 equal squares. Stretch gently to enlarge and place squares, buttered side-down, into muffin cups. Divide filling evenly between the cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.

STUFFED CUCUMBER CUPS

Steps:

• Using a zester, vegetable peeler or fork, score the length of each cucumber to create a striped effect.
• Remove the ends and cut each cucumber into 3/4 inch rounds.
• Using a melon baller, scoop out the seeds from the center of each round to form a cup.
• Reserve 1 tbsp of the walnuts as a garnish.
• Combine remaining ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Spoon the mixture into the cucumber cups, garnish with the remaining nuts and chill until serving time.

CUCUMBER HAM ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Cut each cucumber half lengthwise into four strips; set aside. , In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, mustard and dill. Spread about 2 tablespoons over each ham slice. Place a cucumber strip on the wide end; roll up tightly jelly-roll style. , Cut off any cucumber that extends beyond ham slice. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into 3/4-in. slices.

HAM-FILLED CUCUMBER CUPS

Steps:

• In food processor, finely mince ham and mayonnaise (or if by hand finely chop ham and mix in mayonnaise) Remove and stir in walnuts, mustard and curry powder.
• Score cucumber with tines of fork.
• Cut cucumber into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
• Use melon baller, scoop out core of cucumber leaving bottom intact.
• Fill each cup with approx. 2 tsp. filling.
• Use yellow pepper strips as garnish on top of filling.