Cheese Canapes with Sprats and Cottage Cheese

by Editorial Staff

Sprat paste made from cottage cheese and canned fish goes well with pieces of hard cheese. Pickled cucumbers give the appetizer a spicy taste and elegant look.

Summary

Prep Time	15 mins
Total Time	15 mins
Course	Appetizer
Cuisine	Russian

Ingredients

Sprats – 50 g
Hard cheese – 150 g
Cream cheese (or regular cottage cheese) – 100 g
Butter, softened (optional) – 25 g
Pickled cucumbers (pickles) – 1-2 pcs.
Watercress – for decoration

Instructions

We prepare products.
Put sprats and curd mass in a bowl.
Grind sprats and cottage cheese with cream (or ordinary cottage cheese, with which you can add a little butter) until smooth. For this we can use a blender or fork.
We cut the hard cheese into pieces approximately 2.5×3.5 cm in size.
We spread curd-sprat pate on a piece of cheese.
Cover with the second slice of hard cheese. We make a ball of pate and decorate the canapes.
At the next stage, put a thin piece of pickled cucumber and a sprig of watercress on a snack. Greens can be replaced with a leaf of mint, basil, or a sprig of dill.
We repeat the whole process with other cheese canapes with sprats and cottage cheese.

Bon appetit!

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