Canapes are small, charming sandwiches on skewers or toothpicks, designed for one piece. You can invest so much imagination and creativity into the creation of these babies that getting a real mini-culinary masterpiece is not difficult. It is important not only a combination of tastes, but also a combination of textures and colors. At the same time, the creative process should be pleasant and not burdensome. Easy recipes for canapes: 5 options for your table.
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Canapes with cheese and grapes
This is a classic and very easy-to-follow canapé recipe - with cheese and grapes, which successfully combines the sweet and brackish taste of the ingredients. On a toothpick or skewer, chop a square piece of cheese about 2x2 cm and one grape.
Cheese is better to take hard or semi-soft, not very salty varieties (Gouda, Cheddar, Eden, Russian, Dutch, etc.) or blue cheese (Gorgonzola, Roquefort, etc.).
Grapes can be used both white and black, but it is better to use seedless varieties. These slightly ascetic-looking canapes should be supplemented with walnuts, a slice of lemon, aromatic herbs (for example, tarragon), a slice of juicy fruit (mango, peach, pear).
Canapes with salami and olives
The graceful look and piquant, refined taste of this canapes is fraught with considerable calories. But for a festive buffet reception, such a combination is just right. Cut the dried baguette into squares or circles about 2 cm thick. Top with a thick layer of cottage cheese, put a sprig of dill. Salami cut into thin long oval circles. On a skewer, add sausage and two olives as shown in the photo. Place the whole structure on the bread.
Canapes "Monkey"
Such a cheerful performance of the canapes will surely diversify the feast, and the cheerful faces of the monkeys will be an excellent addition to the children's birthday menu.
To create this mini-masterpiece, you will need the most uncomplicated products. White bread or loaf. Take thick bread, not crumbling. Otherwise, your sandwiches will fall apart at the crucial moment. Also in your arsenal should be one medium-sized pickled cucumber, two to three sausages (preferably smoked and pre-cooked), two processed cheeses or 100 g of Gouda cheese. A little mayonnaise, skewers or toothpicks, as well as a shot glass or a special round mold for cutting cookies and canapes.
The basis of the sandwich is bread, smeared with mayonnaise, then a layer of cheese, then a circle of sausages for the muzzle. Place it in the middle and slightly below. Put two halves of sausage circles on the sides - these will be the ears of the monkey. Above the “ears" is a small square of cucumber as the upper part of the muzzle. With mayonnaise, draw eyes on the cucumber and a mouth on a sausage circle. Stick the skewer in the middle. Your canapes are ready to go to the mouth of young, hungry guests.
Fruit canapes "boats" with pineapple for a children's table
Another recipe for young pranksters, which will go away with a bang at a children's birthday. You will need pineapple rings. You can take canned, fresh or dried. The choice is yours. You will also need a fresh banana (1-2 pcs., Depending on the number of canapes) and marmalade. Put a piece of marmalade on a circle or oval of a banana 2 cm high, pin a half of a pineapple ring on top with a skewer. The fruit canapes are ready.