Canapes with Garlic Herb Cream Cheese and Avocado
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Canapes with Garlic Herb Cream Cheese and Avocado
Description
Canapes with Garlic Herb Cream Cheese and Avocado start with thinly sliced baguette rounds lightly brushed with melted butter and toasted until just golden, creating crisp, buttery bases. The topping combines softened cream cheese with finely chopped dill, green onions, and pressed garlic, whipped together for a fresh, herbaceous spread.
Fresh avocado is sliced and placed atop the cream cheese layer, with a few drops of lemon juice squeezed over to maintain its color and freshness. A sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and an optional garnish of extra dill and green onion completes the canape.
The texture marries crisp bread with creamy, tangy cream cheese and soft avocado slices, accented by bright herbal notes. These canapes make an appealing appetizer or snack. They are recommended to be served fresh but also retain good flavor and texture if refrigerated briefly.
Ingredients
- 1 baguette French
- 2 Tbsp butter melted for toasting the bread
- 8 oz cream cheese preferably softened
- 1/4 cup dill finely chopped, chopped
- 2 green onion finely chopped, stalks
- 1 clove garlic pressed
- 1 avocado
- 1 lemon to keep avocado from browning
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Slice the bread into 1/3-inch slices (cut on the diagonal if it's a very small baguette to get bigger slices). Place them on a baking sheet and lightly brush both sides with melted butter.
- Bake 5 minutes, or until they are just starting to golden. Let these cool to room temperature.
- Toppings: Cut your avocado in half, remove the pit, spoon the avocado flesh out of the shell and cut avocado into slices. Finely chop both green onions and 1/4 cup of fresh dill.
- Use a fork to mash together 8 oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup chopped dill, chopped green onion and your pressed garlic clove.
- Spread enough herbed cream cheese over each canapé to generously cover the top.
- Top canapés with avocado slices and squeeze a couple drops of lemon juice over the avocado slices (this keeps the avocado from browning), then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with dill and green onion and you're done! It's best fresh but tastes great even after refrigeration.
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