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Delia Smith Canapés Recipe

Delia Smith Canapés Recipe

Delia Smith's canapés recipe gives you an easy, elegant selection of bite-sized starters perfect for entertaining.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 36 canapés
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: British
Calories: 45
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Smoked Salmon Blinis:
  • 12 ready-made blinis
  • 100 g cream cheese
  • 100 g smoked salmon cut into strips
  • Fresh dill to garnish
  • A squeeze of lemon juice
  • Cheese and Chutney Crackers:
  • 12 good quality crackers
  • 100 g strong cheddar or brie sliced
  • 4 tbsp good quality chutney
  • A few walnut halves to garnish
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes:
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 100 g cream cheese softened
  • 1 tbsp fresh chives finely chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Spread cream cheese on blinis and top with smoked salmon, lemon juice and dill.
  2. Top crackers with cheese and a spoonful of chutney, finishing with a walnut half.
  3. Slice the tops off cherry tomatoes and hollow out with a teaspoon.
  4. Mix cream cheese with chives, salt and pepper.
  5. Fill the hollowed tomatoes with the cream cheese mixture.
  6. Arrange all three canapés on serving platters.
  7. Keep chilled and covered until ready to serve.

Notes

Prepare everything as far ahead as possible to keep the evening stress-free.
Use good quality, small ingredients, as the quality really shows in something this simple.
Pat hollowed tomatoes dry before filling to stop the cream cheese sliding around.
Not suitable for freezing once assembled.
A good rule of thumb is 4 to 6 canapés per person before a meal, or 8 to 10 if they're the main event.