
The Christmas season is the perfect occasion to sit the family around the table and taste a more elaborate and abundant meal than the rest of the year. At a dinner or lunch, the starters manage to whet the appetite of diners and prepare them for the main course that will come later along with dessert. In addition, the canapés can adopt multiple shapes and colors that bring eye-catching and decoration to the table, it all depends on our imagination.
The typical dishes of cheese, ham, Iberian sausage and prawns can not miss in any Christmas celebration, but from here we propose some original and very simple recipes to prepare much more succulent and attractive starters.
Smoked salmon canapés
One of the star foods of these dates is smoked salmon, an exquisite dish that can be mixed with any other ingredient. One of the options is to take a tart or a toast of bread and spread them with cream cheese (brie, philadelphia, cured, etc.). Then a slice of salmon is placed on top and accompanied with dill.
Pâté and jam canapés
Pâtés are also one of the accompaniments that usually delight everyone, and also thanks to the great variety of flavors that exist it is easy to find one that matches the second course. In crackers spread the pate that we have chosen and on top a little jam is placed, which can be bought or made by ourselves. Raspberry jam is one of the tastiest.
Canapés with eggs and mushrooms
On this occasion, we must fry slices of bread to make it golden and crispy. On the other hand, make a scrambled mushroom but with the exception that before adding the egg, it is beaten with emmental cheese. Once the egg has curdled with the mushrooms, it is removed and served on top of the bread.
Seafood canapés and pink sauce
We take several seafood sticks and cut them into very small pieces, then mix them with pink sauce or homemade mayonnaise. In tarts we place small piles and decorate it with a small shrimp on top.
Cheese and walnut canapés
With Roquefort or Cabrales cheese you can prepare a very simple and delicious canapé. It is mixed with butter until a paste is formed, spread on the bread of our choice, we put pieces of nuts on top and ready to drink.