Cheesy Shrimp Tea Sandwiches (Canapés)
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Cheesy Shrimp Tea Sandwiches (Canapés)
Description
This canapé recipe starts by chopping cooked shrimp and mixing them with minced garlic, chopped fresh parsley and dill, mayonnaise, and a blend of shredded cheeses. The spread combines the savory seafood flavor with creamy and herbaceous notes. Sliced baguette rounds act as the base to hold the topping.
The assembled sandwiches are baked at 350°F until the cheese melts and the shrimp heats just enough to release aroma and meld the flavors. The bread slices develop a delicate toast and the cheese becomes gooey, binding the ingredients. Although garnish with whole shrimp is optional, it provides a visual accent.
These sandwiches offer a balanced combination of creamy, cheesy, and fresh herbal flavors with a familiar shrimp taste, presented as small finger foods suitable for casual gatherings or teatime snacks. The brief baking step is key to warming without drying the shrimp.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Shrimp plus more for garnish if you want to be fancy, cooked
- 1 baguette long
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 parsley bunch
- 1/2 dill fresh or frozen, bunch
- 1 cup three cheese Mexican blend shredded cheese
Instructions
- Rinse the cooked shrimp and pat dry with paper towels. Peel shrimp and coarsely chop into small peaces. Transfer shrimp to a medium bowl.
- Chop parsley and dill, mince garlic and transfer to the mixing bowl. Add in the rest of your spread ingredients: 1 cup cheese, 1/2 cup mayo. Stir it all together and you have your spread.
- Cut your bread into 1/2-inch slices. Spread the mixture generously over the bread slices, place it in the oven at 350˚F to melt the cheese and sizzle the shrimp a tad (8-10 minutes).
- To serve: you can jazz these up by adding a sautéed shrimp over the top, but its completely unnecessary and just as good without it ;)
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