Canape options and recipes for the best appetizers

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In our article we want to consider different options for canapés that have gained incredible popularity. They are delicious, easy to use and at the same time able to decorate any holiday table. The hostesses liked them, because they are quick to prepare, and the result is amazing.

What are canapes?

Before we talk about what options canapes can be prepared for the holiday, let's figure out what is meant by this concept. Canape is a generalized name for all kinds of miniature snacks. If we talk about such an option for holding an event as a buffet table, where all the invitees do not sit at the tables, but eat standing up, then in this case, the canape is the main course. There are all kinds of such snacks, from the simplest, consisting of several components, to complete masterpieces that you can make yourself at home.

The peculiarity of the dish is that it can have a variety of design options. Canape is a universal appetizer that can be both a main course and a dessert at any holiday. You can cook such a miracle from almost any component. The main thing -use products that are compatible with each other. In addition, it is worth knowing the basic principles that need to be followed to create such small masterpieces.

The main rule is that a canape must certainly fit in your mouth, the dish must be eaten immediately and whole, without biting off a small piece.

Types of canapes

There are a variety of canapes. We will give recipes with photos in the article. In general, all their diversity can be divided into the following types:

1. Canape on skewers (you can use plastic, wooden, metal and even toothpicks as the latter). The skewers serve for the convenience of fastening the ingredients together.
2. Canape sandwiches. In them, the ingredients are laid out in layers. For cooking, you need a solid base. It can be bread, vegetables, fruits or pastries. Sometimes these snacks are also called tartinki.
3. Tartlets are small cups or baskets made of dough, in which various fillings are placed. The basis for the dish can be prepared independently, or can be purchased at any supermarket. Tartlets can be filled with a ready-made snack, or you can bake along with the contents. There are an incredible number of recipes for such dishes. As an application option, for example, at a buffet table, you can fill tartlets with salads.
4. Canapes on spoons. Such options do not imply bonding ingredients. Most often, all kinds of snacks with liquid sauces and caviar are served on spoons.
5. Rolls, envelopes, rolls. Such canape options are generally simple in the sense that in the process of their preparationsome products are wrapped in others. For structural strength, ready-made canapes are pierced with skewers. But the rolls can also be tied with parsley or dill. Traditional sushi rolls are classified as canapés, and they are served with disposable sticks resembling tongs.
6. Soup-canapes (soup canapes). These are a variety of mousses, cream soups, sorbets and any other liquid dishes that are served in small bowls or in glasses. This type of canape is not always associated with more familiar options. But the principle of their presentation is the same. Soup canapes - a snack for one sip. They are served with small spoons or straws.

Canape with cheese and grapes

Oddly enough, but the most popular among our hostesses are canapes with cheese. Recipes for such appetizers are simply innumerable. The main condition is the presence of cheese as the main component.

The combination of cheese and grapes is considered the most delicious. To prepare such an appetizer, individual grapes and sliced \u200b\u200bpieces of cheese are used. They are fastened with a skewer. That's all the work. Our dish is ready, it looks amazing, and it tastes great. In addition to grapes, a variety of vegetables and fruits go well with cheese.

Canape with mozzarella and cheese

Considering options for canape on skewers, we can offer an easy-to-cook recipe using cheese. Feta should be cut into pieces and soaked for several hours in olive oil with pepper and dry basil. Next, take the bread, cut itinto cubes and lightly fry, sprinkled with marinade. Now you can start collecting canapes in the following order: a piece of bell pepper, bread, cucumber, cheese, cherry.

Fried cheese on skewers

For those people who love different variations of cheese canapés, the following recipe may be to your liking. To prepare it, we need 250 grams of suluguni, which should be cut into cubes. Roll the resulting pieces in flour. In a separate bowl, beat a couple of tablespoons of milk with two eggs. Dip the cubes in this mixture, and then roll them in cornmeal. Suluguni should be fried in a deep saucepan, in a large amount of oil. The cheese should acquire a nice brown crust. Take out the finished pieces with a slotted spoon and be sure to dry them on a paper towel. Next, the cheese is strung on skewers in the form of a barbecue.

Cheese rolls

Sometimes there are truly unusual varieties of canapes, the recipes of which amaze with a combination of incompatible products. But the excellent result speaks for itself. One of these options we want to bring to your attention. To prepare rolls-canapes, cut dried apricots (necessarily soft). Next, add 200 grams of curd cheese. We will wrap the resulting filling in thin slices of rectangular cheese (should use cheddar cheese). The finished roll on the side can be chopped off with a skewer. You can serve this appetizer with orange sauce, which is easy to prepare. It is necessary to boil 300 milliliters of orange juice with 100 grams of sugar until a viscous mass is obtained.

Cheese baskets

Thinking over options for canapés for a buffet table or a festive table, you can cook cheese baskets yourself, which you can later fill with salads or stuffing. There are several cooking options. If you use the oven, you can make up to eight baskets at the same time.

For the preparation of six servings, you need to take 200 grams of Parmesan cheese. The oven must first be preheated to two hundred degrees. And cover the baking sheet with baking paper. We rub the cheese on the smallest grater and spread it on paper in the form of circles. Next, bake for no more than five minutes. This will be enough time for the cheese to melt. Carefully remove each circle from the paper until the cheese has cooled, and form baskets out of it. This can be done using an inverted glass. Cheese is carefully placed on its bottom and it is cupped. Baskets are very fragile, so they should be stored very carefully. The salad is best served just before serving, and it is best to use a topping that does not release much juice.

For the preparation of tartlets, the cheese does not have to be rubbed, you can cut it thinly. Then we wrap the bottom of the glass with a melted slice. It turns out a very elegant mold in which you can put chicken pate or other stuffing. Such canapes are distinguished by their taste and originality, and therefore will certainly be appreciated by guests.

Canape with herring

For a festive and everyday table, you can come up with your own optionscanape. Recipes can be modified using more expensive products and the simplest ingredients. As a simple but excellent option, you can offer to cook canape with herring. This appetizer is suitable for a male company and strong drinks. For cooking, you will need a piece of herring, Borodino bread, mayonnaise, coriander, dill, apple slices, black pepper. All these ingredients go together perfectly on a small sandwich.

Ingredients:

1. Half an apple.
2. Borodino bread.
3. A tablespoon of vodka.
4. Sugar.
5. One herring.
6. A quarter of a lemon.
7. Mayonnaise.
8. Dill.
9. Freshly ground pepper (black).
10. Coriander seeds.

The herring fillet is cut into pieces. In a bowl, mix sugar, vodka, black pepper. Pour the herring with the mixture, cover with cling film and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

Dill should be washed, dried and finely chopped. Fry the coriander in a dry frying pan for several minutes, and then grind it in a mortar. Mix dill and coriander with mayonnaise. Next, cut the Borodino bread into pieces, peel off the crust and divide each part into four pieces. Cut the apples into thin slices and sprinkle with lemon juice so that it does not darken. Now you can start assembling the canapes. Lubricate the pieces of bread with a mixture of mayonnaise and spices, put the herring on top, decorate everything with a slice of apple. And sprinkle with ground pepper on top.

Canape with caviar

All variants of canape (photogiven in the article) are good in their own way. But the most festive are those made with caviar. As a rule, sandwiches with caviar are prepared for special occasions, but with such a wonderful product, you can come up with more interesting options.

As a boat for caviar, you can use halves of boiled chicken and quail eggs. And decorate the canape with greenery on top.

In addition, you can cut out curly bases from bread with molds, and then lightly fry them. Decorate with caviar on top of the workpiece, and if desired, oil can be applied between the bread and caviar with a confectionery syringe.

Caviar can still be laid out on slices of cucumbers, in ready-made tartlets. Incredibly popular pancakes with caviar. We offer a more economical version of this dish. You can make a small roll from a strip of pancake, put a piece of butter inside it, and tie a green onion feather on the outside or chop it with a skewer. We turn the roll vertically, like a roll, and decorate with caviar on top. It makes an excellent canapé. The options for preparing appetizers with caviar are not so numerous, it is not worth combining such a product with many components, since it is worthy of special attention in itself.

Easy skewers canape options

There are many options for cooking canapés on skewers. You can arrange on the festive table from the simplest options to entire culinary masterpieces. Of the simplest recipes, it is worth highlighting:

1. Ham, cheese and olives are put on a skewer.
2. Olives can be combined with severalcheese options (hard varieties and cheese).
3. Thinly sliced smoked sausage is very good for canapes. The combination of ingredients can be as follows: sausage, cheese, pickled cucumber (you can also take fresh).
4. On the festive table, you can put a dish with different versions of canapés made from various ingredients. So, for example, each option can be based on cheese, and then it can be combined with slices of cherry tomatoes, cherries, figs, candied fruits. S alty hard cheese goes well with sweets.

Fruit canapes

Don't forget that you can cook fruit canapes on skewers. With the photos provided in the article, it will be very easy for readers to figure out the recipes for preparing original snacks. Sweet canapes can be a dessert on the festive table or the best treat for kids at a children's party. Fruits are a great addition to wines, ice cream, cake and sweets.

An incredibly bright and colorful dish is obtained using multi-colored components. As a sweet option, you can serve canapés made from grapes, tangerines, canned pineapples and strawberries. All the ingredients blend well together to give an interesting fruity flavor.

Sweet desserts

To prepare the next option you will need:

1. Bananas.
2. Strawberry.
3. White grapes.
4. Air marshmallow.
5. Toothpicks.

Grapes, banana,strawberries, marshmallows.

In the summer, canapes-desserts from seasonal products are very appropriate: melon, watermelon, grapes, strawberries, peaches.

Instead of afterword

In our article, we tried to show how indispensable canapes can be as snacks on holiday tables. The variety of shapes and types make them a truly versatile dish that can become not only a decoration, but also the main type of food (at buffet tables). There are many different recipes for cooking, from the simplest to expensive and sophisticated. Each hostess can choose the right option for herself. Canape is a real field for fantasy. You can always come up with your own original version to surprise guests.