After work last night I had several errands to run and Dave needed to do some work in the yard. We decided to get those things done then have a late dinner. By the time we both had completed, it was close to 7:00 pm and still pushing 90 degrees. The last thing I felt like doing was making a big dinner. I started thinking about what I could pull together and then it dawned on me that I had picked up some of Sargento’s new tasting cheese at the store and that coupled with some sausage would be a perfect light, no-cook dinner.
I am pretty much in love with Sargento brand of cheese, it started with the low-fat cheese sticks and I was totally won over when they started making the Ultrathin Cheese slices. These two items are always in my fridge. This is not a sponsored post by the way, I just love cheese! When I heard that Sargento had come up with some new block cheese I knew I had to try it. There are eight different varieties but I just picked up three, Brushetta Jack, New Zealander and Aged Wisconsin Cheddar. You can see all the varieties here. They are the perfect size for tasting and trying new items.
They did not disappoint. I paired them with some summer sausage, grapes, cherries, nuts, baguette slices, pretzel thins, and hummus.
Of course I threw in a few bottles of Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy.
We enjoyed this light dinner outside (aka AL Fresco) on the patio and it was delightful. A perfect ending to a hot, busy day.
I am thinking this menu, with a few variations depending on what is in the fridge, will be making a weekly appearance in the summer rotation. I have already thought of other easy items to add such as hard boiled eggs, roasted garbanzo beans, sliced red and green peppers, cherry tomatoes, marinated mozzarella. The list is endless!
Have a great weekend friends!
This is one of our favorites. Looks so good! We haven’t tried Summer Shandy, need to do that.
What is Summer Shandy?
A summer shandy is half beer and half lemonade or soda such as sprite.