Shrimp canape

6 servings
15 min

Canape (French canapé) - small croutons sandwiches with different fillings of meat, fish, vegetables, planted on skewers (atle), which can be sent whole into your mouth without biting off a piece. Initially, skewers began to be used rather not because of the desire to decorate the dish, but because of the convenience of serving on the table. Since most often pieces of toasted bread were covered with a layer of pate, the skewer allowed you to eat a treat without staining your fingers. Canape is a festive treat, most often a buffet table. If canapes are served with cocktails or at a buffet, they are taken with their hands.

How to make a canape with shrimp? Prepare the products. Shrimp are usually sold already boiled. It is enough to defrost and clean them. Or you can lower them frozen in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Peel the ready-made shrimp from the shell, tail and insides. Medium-sized shrimp is suitable for the snack, as canapés should be small, for one bite.

Option number one. This is the most common combination of canapés with shrimp: with fresh cucumber. As a sauce here, I take the finished one with greens and cucumbers, but you can make the sauce yourself by mixing the chopped fresh greens with mayonnaise and adding a little lemon juice. Collect the canapés - chopped cucumber, sauce, shrimp. Also, a variation with such a set allows the use of bread - bread, sauce, cucumber, sauce, shrimp.

Option number two. It turns out very tasty and original. For the basis of such canapés, take a salted cracker. Fresh dill greens can be finely cut, or you can decorate with whole small twigs. Generously spread the cracker with cream cheese (in general, the amount and thickness of the ingredients are completely to their taste), sprinkle with chopped dill greens and put the peeled one or two shrimp.

Option three. Here you will need special skewers for canapés. I'll use bran bread, but you can take plain white, toast bread or baguette. Using canape moulds (or a knife), cut it into small pieces. Wash the tomatoes and cut in half so that the peduncle is at the bottom. Spread cream cheese on the bread, put half a tomato, again cheese, half a tomato. Secure everything with a skewer and decorate with shrimp.

Put the ready-made canapés on a dish or stand, from which it will be convenient to take them. Serve chilled. Enjoy your meal!