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Light canapé appetizer

Light Canapé Appetizer

A wonderful cucumber appetizer! Tasty and healthy! Here's an excellent recipe for a lovely dish — or more precisely, a light appetizer that suits any festive table. It's the perfect accompaniment to drinks and to main courses alike. Anyone on a diet will love it too — it satisfies your hunger without adding fat.

Violetta

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Carrots (large)

Cucumbers (fresh)

Yogurt (plain)

Celery

Mayonnaise (light)

Sunflower seeds (shelled)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 22 % 8 g

Fats 62 % 23 g

Carbohydrates 16 % 6 g

255 kcal

GI: 83 / 17 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

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Peel a fresh carrot, then slice it into rounds (there are special knives for cutting vegetables into thin slices) — you should get 16. Cut pretty flower shapes out of these rounds; these will be the garnish for the appetizer. Mix plain, unsweetened yogurt with mayonnaise (use a light one so you don't ruin your figure), then add the shelled seeds, the celery, and the remaining carrot. Load it all into a blender and whip it into a purée. The cucumber you can peel or leave unpeeled, as you like — with the skin on, the appetizer actually looks prettier. Next, hold the knife at a 45-degree angle to the cucumber and cut 16 oval pieces. These will be the bases. Spread the purée of seeds, yogurt, mayonnaise, and carrot onto each base. Decorate with the carrot flower you made earlier. Arrange all 16 pieces beautifully on a platter and serve.