For the holidays, prepare these savory bull’s eye canapés, delightful salmon canapés for Christmas and Christmas Eve. No cooking required, just two round cutters and a few other ingredients for a super delicious holiday appetizer. You can even make them in advance and keep them in the fridge until serving!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients for the Salmon Canapés for Christmas
- 16 slices sandwich bread
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 5.5 oz smoked salmon
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch fine salt
- to taste mixed peppercorns (freshly ground)
Useful Tools
- Cookie Cutter
- Bowl
- Spoon
Preparation of Savory Bull’s Eye (Salmon Canapés for Christmas)
With the larger cutter, cut 1 circle from each slice of sandwich bread (16 circles), and in 8 circles, make a hole in the center with the smaller cutter.
In a bowl, mix the cream cheese with oil, salt, pepper, and parsley until you obtain a homogeneous mixture which you will spread on each whole circle.
With the large cutter (used previously), cut the salmon and place it on the cheese-spread slices, cover each canapé with a disk with a hole in the center. Before serving, decorate with the remaining cream cheese and some fresh parsley.
If you don’t consume the salmon canapés immediately, just cover them with cling film and store them in the fridge until the right moment.
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Variations and Anti-Waste
You can add minced garlic or chives to the cream cheese.
To use up the sandwich bread scraps, put them in a baking sheet, season with a pinch of salt, plenty of pepper, and a drizzle of oil, bake at 482°F for 10 minutes, and you’ll have excellent aperitif snacks!
