New Year's Canapés
Description
The appetizer is quick and easy to make. New Year’s canapés are bright, neat, and incredibly convenient bites that instantly dress up a holiday table. Miniature, appetizing, and varied, they are perfect for New Year’s! Be sure to try making canapés with this recipe and treat your loved ones to a delicious dish during the New Year holidays.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients needed to make Caesar canapés: a small baguette or loaf, chicken breast fillet, cherry tomatoes, and Parmesan. For the sauce base, you can use store-bought mayonnaise or make your own. Wash the cherry tomatoes and salad leaves and pat them dry thoroughly.
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Step 2
Slice the baguette into 1 cm thick pieces. Using a cookie cutter or a shot glass, cut round canapé bases from the soft interior of the baguette.
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Step 3
Combine the salt, paprika, and garlic powder. Rub the chicken breast fillets with the mixture and let marinate.
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Step 4
Heat a skillet over medium heat, lightly spray the surface with olive oil, and place the prepared baguette slices on it. Toast the bread on both sides.
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Step 5
For Caesar sauce, prepare mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, minced garlic, ground black pepper, salt, and olive oil.
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Step 6
Combine the sauce ingredients in a suitably sized bowl and mix with an immersion blender.
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Step 7
Grate the Parmesan on a fine grater and add it to the sauce. Stir to combine.
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Step 8
Pan-fry the chicken breast fillets in a skillet until golden brown on all sides. Wrap the fillets in foil and let the meat finish cooking for another 10 minutes.
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Step 9
Cut the chicken breast fillets into pieces up to 1 cm thick.
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Step 10
Assemble the Caesar canapés from the prepared ingredients. Spread 1 teaspoon of sauce on each toasted baguette round.
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Step 11
Carefully place the rolled lettuce leaves on top of the sauce.
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Step 12
Place a piece of chicken breast and a cherry tomato on lettuce leaves. Secure the assembly with a toothpick. Before serving, you can sprinkle the canapés lightly with finely grated Parmesan.
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Step 13
To make Caprese canapés, prepare the ingredients. Wash the cherry tomatoes and herbs. Pat dry. Drain the whey from the mozzarella. For the canapés, use one or two balls each, depending on their size. Use basil or parsley leaves for the greens.
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Step 14
Place the mozzarella balls in a bowl. Add salt, dried basil, garlic powder, and olive oil. Mix and set aside to marinate. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
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Step 15
Skewer half a cherry tomato and mozzarella balls on a toothpick. Finish the assembly with the second tomato half. Before serving, lightly drizzle the appetizer with a small amount of balsamic cream.
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Step 16
A colorful appetizer for the festive table is ready! May the new year bring many joyful and happy days!
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Step 17
Done. Serve with herbs.