Savory pastries, a quick and decorative Christmas appetizer, made with sandwich bread. The holidays are coming: although on November 15 it is still warm and today we reached 82°F, it is undeniable that in a little over a month it will be Christmas and we must start hunting for a Christmas appetizer that will amaze, most decorative, quick and tasty. For this reason I thought of these assorted savory pastries, with many fillings, elegant, practical, tasty and colorful, ideal to bring to the table for the holidays, but also great for a standing buffet or an aperitif. To make this quick and decorative Christmas appetizer you will need sandwich bread, spreadable cheese, pistachio flour, cold cuts and smoked salmon. Now let’s go to the kitchen to discover how to make these tasty savory pastries; before that, remember that if you want to stay updated on all my recipes, you can follow my Facebook page (here) and my Instagram profile (here).

Ingredients to make the savory pastries

6 slices sandwich bread
3.5 oz cream cheese (spreadable fresh cheese)
1 cup pistachio flour
3.5 oz smoked salmon
3.5 oz cooked ham
3.5 oz mortadella
7 oz sliced cheese (provola, gouda, emmental, etc.)
to taste mayonnaise (for garnish)
to taste olives (for garnish)
pomegranate (seeds for garnish)

Tools

Round cutter 1.6 in

Steps to make the Christmas savory pastries

To prepare the Christmas savory pastries, lay out 3 slices of sandwich bread on a surface and spread a thin layer of cream cheese on them. Place them, with the coated side onto a plate filled with pistachio flour, and press gently so that the pistachio flour adheres evenly.
Lay out the other 3 slices on the work surface and spread another layer of cream cheese. Fill one slice with salmon, one slice with ham and cheese, and one with mortadella and cheese. Cover with the slices coated in pistachios (pistachio side up) and press gently to combine.
Using a cutter of about 1.6 or 2 inches, cut out your little pastries and decorate them with mayonnaise piped from a piping bag, olives and pomegranate seeds.
The savory pastries are ready to be served. They can be stored in the refrigerator for 24 hours covered with plastic wrap.