Refreshing Bites

I love having a little nibble with a drink before sitting down to dinner with friends, but it's difficult to find an easy appy recipe that's simple to prepare and isn't going to fill everyone up before the meal.  These little cucumber-feta-olive-tomato skewers are just the ticket!  The recipe originally hails from a complimentary booklet I received through my Fine Cooking magazine subscription a couple of years back.  I make these time and time again because they're fresh, flavourful, and fast!  It isn't cooking, it's food assembly.

Greek Salad Skewers

(serves 4-6)

One-quarter English cucumber
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 lb. feta cheese, cut into 16 small cubes
8 pitted Kalamata olives, halved
8 ripe grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil

Cut four 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices from the cucumber and then quarter each slice. Set the cucumber pieces on a large serving platter and season with 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper. Top each with a piece of feta and then an olive half. Stab a toothpick through a tomato half and then thread through one of the cucumber stacks, pushing the toothpick down to secure it. Drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with some more black pepper, and serve.