Easy Springtime RITZ Cracker Canapés
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2.9
Easy Springtime RITZ Cracker Canapés
Description
To assemble the canapés, meats like smoked turkey, Black Forest ham, salami, shrimp, and smoked salmon are sliced into small rounds or squares along with cheeses and boiled eggs. Various spreads such as cream cheese, blue cheese, hummus, or tapenades provide a flavorful base on the crackers. Garnishes including cherry tomatoes, gherkins, capers, herbs, nuts, and spices add texture and visual interest.
The crackers offer a crisp texture that complements the moist and creamy toppings. These canapés are flexible, allowing layering in any desired order or allowing guests to customize their own with the provided ingredients. They are intended to be served immediately to maintain the crackers' crispness.
This approach encourages variety in bites and is suitable for springtime entertaining when fresh herbs and garnishes are in season. They can be assembled quickly with ready-to-use ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 package Ritz crackers
- 1/4 lb smoked turkey sliced
- 1/4 lb Black Forest ham sliced
- 1/4 lb salami sliced
- 1/4 lb Shrimp small, cooked
- 1/4 lb smoked salmon
- 1/4 lb cheese your choice, sliced
- 1 egg sliced, hard boiled
spreads, your choice
- cream cheese whipped or regular
- cheese spread herbed
- blue cheese crumbled
- hummus
- olive tapenade
- sun-dried tomato tapenade
- guacamole
- wasabi sauce
- mustard your favorite
garnish your choice
- cherry tomato tiny
- gherkins
- cocktail onions
- capers
- Pink Peppercorn
- basil leaves
- dill fresh
- radish
- marcona almond
- olive sliced, stuffed
- pistachio chopped
- Bacon crumbled
- chives
- sesame seeds
- paprika
- hot pepper flakes
- Edible Flowers
Instructions
- Cut your meats and cheeses into 1 1/2 inch rounds using a small cookie or biscuit cutter. If you don't have a cutter you can cut small squares to fit on the RITZ Crackers.
- Layer your canapés in any order that you like, and add garnishes to make lots of different combinations. Finish each with a fresh herb or sprinkle of spice or nuts to add visual interest.
- Alternately you can lay out everything for your family and friends to create their own RITZ canapés.
- Serve your canapés right away.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 50canapés
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 canape | |
| Calories | 127kcal | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
2.9
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