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Smoked Mackerel Canapes

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

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 canapés

Ingredients

6 slices of pumpernickel bread
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup finely grated carrot
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 small smoked peppered mackerel fillet
36 thin diagonal slices of scallion green

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Spread the bread with the butter and with a 2-inch scalloped cutter cut it into 12 rounds. In a small bowl combine well the carrot, the lemon juice, the oil, and salt and pepper to taste, divide the mixture among the bread rounds, and on it arrange decoratively the mackerel and the scallion green.

    Step 2

    The canapés may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapés on a platter.

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