Sunday, June 26, 2011

The perfect Summer Snack & A Healthy Light Pina Colada

I was meeting my girls this weekend for a day at the pool, so I thought we need a little something to snack on and of course a delicious cocktail to go with it.
I found this recipe a while ago in a magazine, and thought it would be perfect for a snack at the pool
Cantaloupe, Mozzarella and Parma Ham Skewers
They are easy and quick to prepare, I used wood skewers, 1 package Trader Joe's Marinated Mozzarella Balls, 1/2 pound of Parma Ham and one Cantaloupe



Just cut the Cantaloupe into big chunks and skewer it together with the Parma and Mozzarella on the the wood sticks, really easy to put together and easy to take anywhere with you, I stored them in a big glass bowl which we had on the table at the pool, so everybody could just serve themselves all the time...
So delicious, really refreshing and not to heavy of a snack for the hot weather 

Then I prepared a Healthy Light Pina Colada to go with it, I do not really like the "normal" Pina Coladas, as they are usually very heavy and creamy, so I just changed it up a little as I am very health conscious and always try to change recipes up into a lighter healthier version

To prepare one big pitcher I used, 36 oz Coconut Water, 18 oz Rum and 18 oz Pineapple Juice poured it over Ice and decorated it with some pineapple chunks


Of course the amount of Rum can be changed accordingly to how strong u want the drink to be, my mix was a lighter version, as I didn't want us to get drunk in the sun, just to enjoy a nice light cocktail to chill during the afternoon at the pool

I want to say many thanks to my friend and her lovely parents who let us spent the day at their gorgeous pool (which was of course the most refreshing part of the day)