Christmas Tree Canapés for a special appetizer. Today not exactly a recipe but a simple and special idea for a Holiday appetizer. Christmas canapés transformed into a Christmas tree simply with star-shaped cutters of various sizes. To fill the Canapés I simply used cooked ham, cheese slices, and mayonnaise, but you can vary according to your taste and creativity. I recommend also reading how I prepared my Christmas Sandwiches. On the festive table, it is known that appetizers are never enough, and we are always looking for new ideas to amaze and delight relatives and friends. I would say then that these canapés are perfect to enrich the Christmas and New Year’s Eve table. Let’s hurry into the kitchen and prepare together the Christmas Tree Canapés
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES AS WELL:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: For 6 people
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
- Energy 174.53 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 10.67 (g) of which sugars 0.61 (g)
- Proteins 11.15 (g)
- Fat 10.10 (g) of which saturated 5.39 (g)of which unsaturated 2.97 (g)
- Fibers 0.77 (g)
- Sodium 458.43 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the Christmas Canapés
- 5 slices sandwich bread
- 5.3 oz cooked ham
- 8.8 oz edam cheese (sliced)
- 2.8 oz mayonnaise
- to taste pink peppercorns
What you need to prepare the Christmas Canapés
- Cutters
How to prepare the Christmas Appetizer
To prepare the canapés you will need 4 star-shaped cutters of different sizes. You need to cut about 12 stars of each size from the long slices of sandwich bread, for a total of 48 bread stars of 4 different sizes.
Cut the same number of stars, always of different sizes, from both the cooked ham and the cheese. Do not worry about the scraps that will inevitably form, you can use them as filling for a savory pie or as a topping for baked pasta.
To prepare the canapés, place the larger bread stars on the work surface. Spread them with mayonnaise. Place a slice of cheese and cooked ham on top, staggering the star tips for a nicer effect. Overlay the slightly smaller bread stars and proceed in the same way.
Continue in the same way, alternating stars and ingredients. Finish with the smallest stars. Finally, decorate the tip with a peppercorn or a pitted olive. Serve the canapés by placing them on a plate with some arugula or lettuce.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
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If you prepare the canapés in advance, store them in a container or cover the tray with plastic wrap or a damp cloth, so they remain soft.
Also read the recipe for the Savory Salmon Log
