Canapés with Canned Tuna and Pickles
A simple, throw-together appetizer with an eye-catching presentation! No holiday table is complete without little canapé sandwiches. These easy bites make any spread feel more elegant and complete. Canapés with canned tuna aren't hard to make—the key is choosing the right ingredients.
Katya1
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Canapés with Canned Tuna and Pickles
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 45 %
10 g
Fats 14 %
3 g
Carbohydrates 41 %
9 g
92 kcal
GI:
11
/
89
/
0
- Gather the ingredients. Eggs are the simplest, most affordable, and most versatile ingredient for any appetizer or salad—they go with just about anything, including canned tuna and pickles. The longest part of making these canapés is hard-boiling the eggs. Many doctors recommend washing eggs with soap before cooking to avoid pathogens like salmonella that may be on the shell. Cook the eggs over medium heat for 15 minutes from the time the water boils. The yolk should be fully cooked so it isn't runny, but don't overcook it—prolonged boiling can give the yolk a bluish tinge that won't look nice on the appetizer. Plunge the eggs into ice water and leave them to cool. Take the eggs out of the water, peel them, and cut them into rounds. For canapés you can use any bread: white or rye bread, a sandwich loaf, a baguette, or rolls. The size of the pieces should match the other components of the canapé. Cut the bread into pieces—it cuts more cleanly and crumbles less if it's slightly dried out. Cut rounds from the bread with a cookie cutter, or simply cut it into squares. If you like, you can toast the bread base in the oven or in a dry skillet. Open the can of tuna, drain off the liquid, and mash the fish with a fork into a paste. Spread the tuna paste onto the bread pieces. Instead of the paste, you could use cream cheese or processed cheese, or a ready-made spread—eggs pair well with lots of things. Cut the pickle into thin rounds and lay them on the spread-topped bread. Top each sandwich with a slice of egg. Secure the sandwiches with skewers. The appetizer is ready—it'll take its rightful place on any holiday table or make an original addition to breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Garnish the canapés with fresh herbs and serve!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Pickled cucumbers - 16 kcal/100g
- Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41 kcal/100g
- Greenery - 41 kcal/100g
- Chicken egg - 80 kcal/100g
- White bread - 266 kcal/100g
- Canned tuna in its own juice - 96 kcal/100g
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