Christmas sandwich stars, filled and toasted, a great idea for Christmas appetizers, quick and so tasty, to fill as you like, I had leftover roast, yes the same one I used to fill the puff pastry snacks, and yes, I had over-prepared too much roast, but since I had a nice piece of meat I didn’t want to ruin it by cutting it, but rest assured that in my kitchen nothing goes to waste and everything is recycled and transformed into new delicious and tasty recipes that everyone appreciates without even realizing they are eating leftovers from the previous meal. They can also be filled in a thousand other different ways, the roast can also be replaced with cured meats, or smoked salmon or a tuna cream.
Other Christmas ideas with sandwich bread.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 16 pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: New Year's, Christmas
Ingredients for Christmas Sandwich Stars
- 4 slices sandwich bread
- 7 oz spreadable cheese
- 7 oz cooked meat (roast)
- to taste Extra virgin olive oil
Tools for preparing Christmas Sandwich Stars
- 1 Food Processor
- 1 Cookie Cutter
- 1 Brush
- 1 Small Bowl
Preparation Steps for Christmas Sandwich Stars
Finely chop the leftover meat using a food processor, cut into pieces.
Mix the meat with the cream cheese and stir, if you want to enhance the flavor you can use spices.
Use a rolling pin to flatten the slices of bread a bit. Then fill 2 of them and close with the 2 empty slices, do not overfill.
Use a small star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 8 stars from each prepared sandwich. Be careful not to break the stars while cutting them, gently remove them from the cutter.
Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and brush with extra virgin olive oil. Grill for a moment, on the top rack of the oven until golden brown. Serve on a bed of arugula. Great to enjoy cold but also delicious hot, so in this case, you can grill them at the last moment, preparing them in advance.
