Categories: Appetizers- snacks
Ingredients
- 1 (9 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp. sour cream
- 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 cup lightly packed watercress
- 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 18 white sandwich bread slices
- Assorted vegetable slices and herbs
Directions
- Pulse first 3 ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Add watercress and next 3 ingredients; process until finely chopped.
- Spread 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture onto each bread slice. Top with assorted vegetable slices and herbs in a single layer, pressing lightly. Trim crusts from bread. Cut each bread slice into 4 squares or 2 rectangles
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Variations:
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Goat Cheese Canapés-
- Omit watercress and parsley. Reduce cream cheese to 4 oz. Add 1 ( 4oz.) goat cheese log, softened, with cream cheese and 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme with salt in first step. Top with candy cane beets and chives, or sliced squash and salmon caviar.
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Bacon-and-Olive Canapés:
- Omit salt. Substitute 1/2 cup green olives, chopped, and 6 cooked and crumbled bacon slices for watercress and parsley. Add salt to taste. Top with sliced grape tomatoes and hard-cooked eggs, or basil leaves, celery, and radishes