Not a single feast is complete without sandwiches called canapes. This appetizer is perfect for the Christmas table and gives a special charm to parties. Canapes are usually served as a light snack for aperitifs or cocktails. If you have not had to cook canapes with herring, you can rest assured that this dish will become a festive hit.

Simple canapes with brown bread and herring

Herring goes well with brown bread. So that he cuts well, it is better to take a not too fresh loaf. If desired, according to this recipe you can cook canapes with croutons of brown bread. For this purpose, the pieces will need to be fried or dried over a fire.

Required Products:

  • 3 slices of rye bread;
  • peeled herring fillet;
  • 1/3 lemon
  • fresh red pepper;
  • fresh cucumber;
  • butter;
  • greens (parsley, cilantro);
  • grated nutmeg;
  • skewers or toothpicks.

Cooking:

  1. Cut slices of bread into pieces of the right size or circles. They should be the same size as the pieces of herring.
  2. Dry or brown the bread (you can not do this). Spread each piece of butter. To make it well spread, remove it in advance from the refrigerator.
  3. Cut the herring cleaned of bone and skin into thin slices. This should be done with a very sharp knife. The knife should be set obliquely - then you will get especially beautiful pieces. Sprinkle it with lemon juice.
  4. Sprinkle slices of greased bread with nutmeg.
  5. Put the herring on top, cover with slices of fresh cucumber.
  6. To put on a skewer a piece of red pepper, and then fasten it with the whole sandwich.
  7. So do with all the products and decorate the servings with sprigs of greenery.

To make the canapes decorated with greens with brown bread and herring look fresh for a long time, you can decorate them with finely chopped parsley and cilantro.

Fish appetizer with potatoes

The combination of potatoes with salted herring is the most advantageous. Such sandwiches will be immediately swept away from the table and will ask for supplements. Preparing a cold fish snack is very easy and fast.

Required Products:

  • 10 slices of baguette;
  • half herring fillet;
  • 3-4 boiled potatoes;
  • dill greens;
  • not a large onion;
  • 35 g butter;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking:

  1. Mash potatoes with a fork with butter or beat with a blender. Salt, add a little pepper and chopped dill. Mix well. The potato mass will serve as a spread.
  2. Thinly chop the herring fillet, and the onion into rings.
  3. On a piece of bread put one onion ring, carefully place the potato mass inside.
  4. Spread herring slices on top, arrange with greens.
  5. Serve appetizer on a flat dish. If there is a need to send it to the refrigerator for storage, you need to cover the portions with food cellophane from above.

Canapes on skewers will look very nice if squeeze the spread on bread with a pastry bag.

With pickles

Required Products:

  • 0.5 loaves;
  • 3 boiled eggs;
  • 90 g of soft cheese;
  • olives;
  • skewers or toothpicks.

Cooking:

  1. Peel the eggs, grate them, mix with soft cheese and slightly salt if necessary.
  2. Lubricate the slices of bread with egg and cheese spread.
  3. Put one gherkin on top. If the cucumbers are large, they are cut into slices or circles.
  4. They put an olive on a toothpick and chop canapes with it.

Instead of cucumbers, you can take any vegetables - pickled red pepper, mushrooms, pickled cherry tomatoes.

Pickles very successfully complement snack foods, especially if you take small gherkins.

Canapes on skewers with herring and beets

Canapes prepared using this recipe are often compared with herring under a fur coat. This variation looks very nice on the table and is eaten very quickly. It is ideal when you need to cook something tasty and original.

Required Products:

  • herring fillet - 250 g;
  • boiled beets;
  • a spoonful of mayonnaise;
  • blue bow;
  • rye bread - 300 g

Cooking:

  1. Peel the beets, grate. Add mayonnaise or low-fat yogurt to it. Mix everything. You don’t need to put too much mayonnaise, otherwise the beetroot spread will drain, the bread will soften quickly. For this reason, canapes are prepared immediately before serving.
  2. Select herring from the bone, remove the skin, cut beautifully into slices.
  3. Dry the bread in a toaster or oven. If you want to make croutons.
  4. For each slice put a beetroot spread in the form of a small slide.
  5. Lay a little onion and pieces of herring on top.

According to the same recipe, you can cook canapes with potatoes and herring.

Original recipe with kiwi

Required Products:

  • kiwi;
  • 180 g smoked breast;
  • slices of a white loaf;
  • balsamic sauce;
  • skewers.

Cooking:

  1. Peel the kiwi, cut it into cubes with edges, approximately 1 cm.
  2. From slices of loaf with a round recess cut the base for canapes.
  3. Cut the finished chicken fillet into very thin slices or immediately take the finished cut in the store. Instead of chicken, any meat smoked is suitable.
  4. Put bread on a dish, distribute smoked meats on top in the form of an accordion.
  5. Pour balsamic dressing over the workpiece nicely.
  6. Put a kiwi dice and fasten everything with a skewer.

Exotic fruits and citruses make the appetizer special. It looks like a dish from a chef in an expensive restaurant, and is prepared in a matter of minutes.

Cooking with an apple

Fresh apple also fits very well in the set of products for such an appetizer. So that the fruit slices do not darken, they are sprayed with lemon. Apple goes well with cheese, fish and meat.

Required Products:

  • Red Apple;
  • cheese "Dorblu" or "Roquefort" - 100 g;
  • slices of a white loaf;
  • olive oil - 0.5 tsp;
  • dry hot pepper;
  • skewers or toothpicks.

Cooking:

  1. Cut the slices of the canapé loaf, place them in a bag, pour hot pepper there, taking into account the taste, pour in olive oil and mix everything thoroughly.
  2. Put bread on a frying sheet to dry in the oven.
  3. Apple, without peeling it, cut into cubes the same as cheese.
  4. Put a piece of cheese with an apple on bread croutons, chop everything with a skewer.

The appetizer prepared according to this recipe is worthy of praise even of the most biased gourmets!

Canapes "Fishing Boats"

Required Products:

  • lettuce;
  • fish slicing;
  • baguette slices;
  • 100 g soft cheese;
  • black sesame seeds;
  • skewers.

Cooking:

  1. Lubricate lightly sliced ​​bread with cheese. Put lettuce and remaining cheese on top.
  2. Sprinkle it with black sesame seeds, if desired, salt.
  3. To put pieces of fish slices in the form of a sail on a skewer. Fix the skewers in the bread so that the figures resembling boats turn out to be.

According to this recipe, you can cook canapes with fish of any delicious varieties.

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