Canapes with red fish on skewers

Recently, housewives are increasingly using canapes to decorate the festive table. These small sandwiches have become a true attribute of any celebration. This is especially true for receptions, when guests eat while standing, choosing on the table their favorite snacks or drinks. Ideal for such an event are canapes with red fish. Such sandwiches always look very unusual and, having an original taste, are themselves a real decoration of the table. And so that guests' hands always remain clean, canapes are often made on skewers. For example, you can consider several interesting cooking options for this original dish.

Canapes with fish and cheese

The very first mini sandwiches were prepared, as a rule, on croutons. It was very convenient, as the fried bread practically didn’t get soaked under the influence of other ingredients, and the product retained its shape for a long time. One of the most popular options for such a dish is canapes with red fish and soft cheese. To prepare this piquant sandwich you will need:

• 240 grams of red slightly salted fish (salmon, trout or chum salmon are suitable);
• cottage cheese (or creamy) cheese;
• some sesame seeds;
• 1 fresh cucumber;
• black bread;
• dill;
• 1 can of pickled ginger.

It’s easy to make such a canapé with red fish:

1. First of all, fish should be cut into as thin strips as possible.
2. Finely chop ginger and cucumber.
3. On each piece of fish, apply the prepared mixture and roll it with a roll. It will turn out some imitation of a rose.
4. Cut the bread with a sharp knife into pieces no more than 5 millimeters thick. Then, using a special mold (or ordinary glass), cut round blanks from them.
5. Finely chop dill and mix with cheese.
6. Apply this mass on bread slices with a thick layer.
7. On each of them set a rosette of fish.

You can decorate finished products with chopped herbs or lemon peel, carefully cutting thin strips with a vegetable knife.

Canapes with an egg on a toothpick

Canapes with red fish and eggs (quail) will look very impressive on the festive table. In this case, you will need the following components to work:

• 3 slices of slightly salted salmon;
• 2-3 feathers of green onions;
• 10 eggs (boiled);
• 2 olives;
• 3 slices of lemon.

Cooking process:

1. This dish is usually served in a special form. If it is not, then you can use the usual herring. First, you need to line its bottom with feathers of green onions.
2. Too thick slices must be cut into thin slices. Otherwise, the structure will fall apart.
3. Wrap each egg with such a plate and set in shape on top of the onion.
4. Cut lemon slices into 4-6 parts. With the obtained slices, decorate the dish from the inside.
5. Cut olives into circles and put them on each egg.

But eating such a dish with your hands is not very convenient. This problem is easy to solve. You just need to pierce each egg with a piece of olive with a toothpick. Putting the finished product in your mouth, it can be, if desired, a bite of a slice of lemon.

Canapes on Cucumbers

It is much more convenient, of course, to eat canapes with red fish on skewers. Hands remain clean, and the product enters the mouth as a whole, regardless of what shape it has. Such devices are usually used for unstable structures. For example, canapes with fish and a cucumber backing. Here you can not do without a special mount. For such a sandwich you will need:

• 1 cucumber;
• smoked (or salted) salmon fillet;
• 1 lemon
• sour cream (not very oily);
• horseradish;
• fresh dill;
• black pepper.

How to cook canapes with red fish on skewers from these products? To do this, you must:

1. Cut the cucumber into slices and put them on a dish. For too ripe fruit, a stiff peel can be pre-cut.
2. Combine sour cream with grated horseradish and lightly pour the resulting mixture with lemon juice. The number of ingredients in this case is best selected based on individual taste preferences.
3. Put the prepared mass into slices of cucumber.
4. Cut the fillet into thin (almost transparent) strips, sprinkle with pepper and also sprinkle with lemon juice so that they do not darken. After that, the pieces need to be rolled up or simply folded in half.
5. Place them on top of sour cream.

Products can be decorated with chopped dill, and stick a small skewer into each of them separately.

Canapes with fish mousse

Mistresses themselves can come up with all kinds of recipes for canapes with red fish. It all depends on personal imagination and the ability to think outside the box. For example, fish is not necessary to use a whole piece. You can make fragrant cream or mousse from it, and then simply cover it with your chosen base. As a striking example, you can consider a very interesting option, for which you need:

• 1 cucumber;
• 100 grams of any red fish and as much soft cheese;
• salt;
• 25 grams of cream;
• pepper;
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
• fresh greens.

The methodology for preparing these canapes will be slightly different:

1. Put cheese, cream, lemon juice in a blender and mix well.
2. Add fish, pepper, a little salt and turn the mixture into a homogeneous mass.
3. Wash, dry the cucumber and gently cut it into circles.
4. Squeeze a little creamy fish mousse into each bag using a pastry bag.

Decorate such a sandwich is better with fresh herbs. And for convenience, you can insert a curly skewer into each circle.

Canapes on cheese

Mistresses who still have little culinary experience should first learn the simplest recipes for canapes with red fish on skewers. In them, as a rule, only 2-3 ingredients are used. Take, for example, an option for which you need:

• 200 grams of salmon fillet (smoked or salted);
• 300 grams of feta or feta cheese;
• 100 grams of Iceberg lettuce (or any other greens).

Such canapes are usually prepared in two stages:

1. All ingredients are cut into identical squares. Size can be chosen by yourself. Fish for such canapes are sometimes cut into thin plates, and then they are folded in the form of roses. But this is not necessary at all.
2. Canapes are assembled in the following order: cheese - greens - fish. Work continues until all source components are complete. After that, each sandwich must be pierced with a skewer in the very center.

Canapes prepared with this recipe with red fish on skewers are very simple, but quite tasty and are great as a snack.

Pancakes canapes

If after breakfast there were ordinary flour pancakes, then you can also make good canapes with red fish from them. A photo of such a dish clearly demonstrates its recipe. In this case, to work you need:

• 20 ready-made flour pancakes;
• 100 grams of slightly salted red fish;
• 50 grams of butter;
• any greens.

Such canapes are prepared in minutes:

1. Gently cut the fish into thin plates.
2. Spread all the pancakes with oil. Previously, it is better to get it out of the refrigerator.
3. Lay fish pieces on top. They can be wrapped in a bizarre manner, twisted in the form of a rose, or simply folded in half.
4. Garnish the canapes with greens. It can be parsley or dill.

Breakfast with such sandwiches will be hearty and will surely appeal to all households. So that the structure does not fall apart, it is better to fix it with a small skewer in the form of a sharp peak or fork. This option is most likely suitable for a festive table.