The puff pastry roses with zucchini, speck, and smoked cheese are perfect appetizers to prepare, also great for aperitifs. They are very cute and scenic, easy and quick to prepare, you only need a rectangular puff pastry roll, sliced speck, and zucchini cut lengthwise. Perfect to present as a slightly different finger food, perhaps for a Sunday lunch with family and friends or for holidays. If you like puff pastry appetizers, you can also try:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients to prepare the puff pastry roses with zucchini, speck, and smoked cheese
- 1 sheet puff pastry (rectangular)
- 3.5 oz sliced speck
- 3.5 oz smoked cheese
- 1 zucchini
Tools
- Baking Tray
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Parchment Paper
Steps to make the puff pastry roses with zucchini, speck, and smoked cheese
To prepare the puff pastry roses with zucchini, speck, and smoked cheese, first roll out a rectangular puff pastry sheet on a work surface, but if you have a round one, that’s fine too. Cut the puff pastry into strips about an inch wide. Trim the ends of the zucchini, wash it well, then use a mandoline to cut it into thin lengthwise slices. If they are too wide, cut them in half again. Then take the smoked cheese and try to cut it into thin slices. On each strip of pastry, place the zucchini, thinly sliced speck, and smoked cheese. Fold part of the pastry over the filling to close it.
Roll the strip from the beginning, trying to shape it into a rose. Then place each rose in a muffin mold that is well-oiled both at the bottom and on the sides. Preheat the static oven to 356 degrees Fahrenheit. When the oven is hot, add a splash of extra virgin olive oil on the surface of the roses and bake them for about 30 minutes. They should be slightly golden, so check them and add a few more minutes if necessary.
Then you can serve your roses, delicious hot but also cold.
Storage and Tips
You can store the puff pastry roses with zucchini in an airtight container for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
They will surely lose the crispiness of the pastry after the first day, so I recommend passing them in the oven for just a couple of minutes before serving.
If you do not want to use smoked cheese, you can use a spreadable cheese.
If you do not want to use smoked cheese, you can use a spreadable cheese.
