Start every festive meal with some original and varied snacks that will surprise your guests with both their taste and appearance. All They are super easy to make and delicious too..
These salty snacks They stand out for their versatility when combined with different ingredients. In addition, the contrast created between the airy and crispy texture of the dough and the filling is a real delight. Another advantage they present is their size, since Being individual snacks you can make different types and have more variety on the table.
1. Puff pastry filled with chicken, cheese and olives
Prepare some small boats by cutting a sheet of puff pastry into rectangles. Brush the squares with beaten egg before baking. Post You’ll only need to make the filling by mixing together some cooked chicken breasts, feta cheese, green olives and a hard-boiled egg. Dress it with a pinch of paprika, salt to taste and olive oil and mix until you get a kind of mince to fill the boats.
2. Omelet canapés with smoked salmon and spring garlic
Substitute a sheet of puff pastry for the sliced bread to make the recipe. Cut the sheet of puff pastry in a circular form, pierce the circles and bake them for 10 minutes. Make a scramble with the eggs, spring garlic and cream. Cover the puff pastry bases with the scrambled eggs, place a slice of smoked salmon and serve with the sprinkled chives and sprigs of fresh dill.
3. Mille-feuille puff pastry with vegetables
These simple puff pastry millefeuilles are filled with vegetables like leek, bell pepper, zucchini and spring onion. Pay attention to cooking techniques and times so they are perfect for you. After baking the puffs, assemble the mille feuille by alternating puff pastry sheets and roasted vegetables and bake for a few minutes before serving sprinkled with pink pepper.
4. Savory puff pastry bites
Prepare them at home simple savory snacks and surprise your guests with the variety in each of the appetizers. You’ll have up to three different fillings: sobrassada with brie cheese, cooked ham with cheddar cheese, and tuna with tomato. Serve freshly made sprinkled with oregano and poppy seeds. You will notice the difference with those sold already made in the supermarket.
5. Puff pastry with garlic chicken
Make this delicious garlic chicken stew and stuff some vol-au-vent puffs for an appetizer 10. We recommend using boneless, skinless thighs (the meat will be more tender and juicy). It will be delicious with Sherry wine and flavored with fresh rosemary leaves.
6. Puff pastry roses with ham and cheese
Besides decorating your table in a beautiful way, these ham and cheese puff pastry roses are a great bite. Serve them with some fresh rocket leaves to create a color contrast. You’ll have them ready in 40 minutes and only need 5 ingredients: puff pastry, chopped ham, egg, sliced cheddar cheese and a few rocket leaves.
7. Zucchini, carrot and shrimp tarts
Cut the puff pastry using small circular molds, pierce the circles and bake them for 10 minutes. Clean and chop the vegetables, fry them and add the shrimps. In the meantime, mix the cream with the eggs and divide the preparation into the tarts, add the vegetables, sprinkle with the cheese and bake for 20 minutes. Serve immediately with a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
8. Duck and onion tarts
Making these juicy onion tarts is easier than you think. All you have to do is crumble the confit, saute the onion together with the leek and garlic for 10 minutes and prepare the puff pastry sheet by cutting it into circles and lining some tins. Follow the instructions for baking the puff pastry, fill the tarts and serve immediately.
9. Puff pastry with lamb
Although it may be hard to believe, following the recipe, you will have some ready delicious pasta in 40 minutes. For the lamb stew you will need mushrooms, onion, carrot, red pepper and courgette as well as sweet sherry and cava. Follow the directions to thicken the sauce and fill the puff pastry tarts with the lamb stew.
10. Puff pastry with scorpion and peppers
These mille-feuille puffs are filled with a bed of vegetables and topped with scorpion fillets. Prepare a sauce with the garlic to add red and green peppers and shallots later. Follow the 3 simple steps indicated in the recipe to make them perfect. Serve freshly baked sprinkled with fresh chopped parsley.
