Valentine’s Day canapes: the delicious recipe for Valentine’s Day

THE Valentine’s Day Canapes they are irresistible hearts of bread, richly stuffed, perfect for celebrating Valentine’s Day on February 14th. You can serve them as a snack during an aperitif, as an accompaniment to a glass of prosecco, or as antipasti to open a romantic dinner for two, also with other delicious appetizers.

They are very easy and quick to doeven with the help of your better half: just cut out the slices of bread for sandwiches with heart-shaped molds of different sizes and fill them 3 different ways: with mayonnaise and smoked salmon, with robiola cheese and cooked ham, and finally with red lumpfish roe, the color par excellence of love and passion.

Of course, you can indulge yourself with the ingredients you prefer or that you have available at home: the smoked salmon can be replaced by swordfish, combined with a grain of crispy pistachio. or you can spread the canapes with a creamy tuna pâté or a spicy chickpea hummus. If you like sweet and savory contrasts, also try raspberries and currants with creamy cheeses or avocado guacamole.

Find out how to prepare them by following the step-by-step procedure and tips.

How to Make Valentine’s Day Canapes

Arrange the slices of bread on a cutting board 1.

With a heart-shaped stencil, cut out the bread 2.

Cut bread with stencils of different sizes 3.

You can treat yourself with big and small hearts and create heart-shaped frames 4.

Start making two Valentine’s Day canapes by spreading the surface of the bread with mayonnaise 5.

Cover with slices of smoked salmon 6.

Place two hearts of sandwich bread in the center of the canapés 7.

Coat them with mayonnaise 8.

Instead, for Valentine’s Day canapes with cured ham, spread the hearts with a generous layer of robiola 9.

After cutting two slices of cooked ham superimposed with the heart mould, place them on the bread ten.

Garnish the center of the canapes with the green olives 11 and a spoonful of mayonnaise.

Spread the hearts with mayonnaise and cover them with red lumpfish roe 12.

Cover canapes with heart frames 13.

With tufts of mayonnaise decorate the entire surface of the frames 14. Continue to fill the small hearts with the remaining ingredients.

Arrange the Valentine’s Day canapes on a tray and serve them at the table 15.

storage

Valentine’s canapes must be eaten freshly preparedor in any case during the day, placing them in the refrigerator in an airtight container or covered with transparent film to prevent them from drying out.