Peppered Cheese Kabobs

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) package monterey jack cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 (6 ounce) can pittled large ripe olives, drained
• 1 large sweet red pepper, cut into 24 pieces
• purple cabbage (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute' first three ingredients in olive oil until onion is tender.
• 2 remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 3 stir in lemon juice.
• 4 combine olive oil mixture, cheese, olives and sweet red pepper.
• 5 toss gently.
• 6 cover and marinate in refrigerator up to 24 hours, stirring mixture occasionally.
• 7 alternate cheese cubes, olives and red pepper on 6-inch skewers.
• 8 trim core end of cabbage to form a flat base; insert kabobs in cabbage to serve, if desired.