Cheese Canapes

Name: Cheese Canapes
Yield: Makes 12 canapés
Ingredients: 6 slices of rye bread; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 12 thin slices of salami, cut into twelve 2-inch scallop-edged rounds; 1/4 pound Västerbotten cheese (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods shops) or sharp Cheddar, sliced thin and cut into twelve 1 1/2-inch rounds; thirty-six 1 1/2-inch-long julienne strips of red bell pepper; about 2 tablespoons Swedish sweet mustard (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods shops) or other sweet mustard; 12 drained bottled cocktail onions

August 20, 2004

This recipe was created to accompany other canapés: Shrimp Canapés, Pickled Herring Canapés and Smoked Mackerel Canapés.

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