Festive Mayonnaise-Free Appetizers in 15 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Brie cheese (1 package)
• Salted breadsticks (Or regular wooden skewers)
• Pomegranate seeds (Can be replaced with dried cranberries)
• Walnuts
• Parsley
• Honey
• Uniformly shaped chips (For 20 appetizers; the author recommends chips from a tin can)
• Lettuce leaves
• 200 g Crab meat
• 50 g Hard cheese (Grated)
• 1 Boiled egg (Grated)
• 1 Garlic (Clove, pressed)
• Dill (Chopped)
• 2 tbsp Sour cream (Amount to taste, 2–3 tbsp)
• Salt (To taste)
• Black pepper (To taste)
• Caviar (For garnish, optional)
• Sliced cheese (For canapés)
• Sliced sausage or ham (For canapés)
• Olives (For canapés)

Steps

1. 1

   For the Brie cheese “Christmas trees,” prepare the salted breadsticks, pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries, walnuts, parsley, and honey. The author does not describe the exact assembly method.

2. 2

   Wash and dry the lettuce leaves.

3. 3

   Grate the hard cheese and boiled egg.

4. 4

   Chop the crab meat and dill.

5. 5

   Add the pressed garlic, sour cream, salt, and black pepper to taste.

6. 6

   Mix the filling until smooth.

7. 7

   Place a lettuce leaf on each chip, top with the filling, and garnish with caviar if desired.

8. 8

   For the canapés, layer slices of cheese, sausage or ham, and olives. The source does not specify how to secure them.

Notes

The Brie appetizer is best served immediately so the breadsticks do not become soggy. For the “Christmas trees,” the breadsticks can be replaced with regular wooden skewers. The quantities of ingredients and the method of securing the canapés are not specified in the source.

Nutrition per serving

• appetizer
• festive
• quick
• mayonnaise-free
• no-bake
• canapés
• chips
• Christmas