FESTIVE FINGER FOOD WITH SMOKED SALMON AND OLIVES

Festive Finger Food with Smoked Salmon and Olives image

These easy-to-make canapes are the perfect finger food for a cocktail party, New Year's, or during the Christmas festivities. They look very elegant and are simply delicious.

Provided by Currant

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Olives

Time 20m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 ounces smoked salmon
1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
1 teaspoon lemon juice
5 slices dark square pumpernickel bread, quartered
2 sprigs finely chopped fresh dill, or to taste
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
20 toothpicks
10 black olives, pitted and halved

Steps:

Cut smoked salmon into squares the size of the pumpernickel bread. Mash avocado and lemon juice together with a fork in a small bowl. Spread a thin layer of mashed avocado on each pumpernickel piece, cover with a piece of smoked salmon, and sprinkle with dill. Secure cucumber slices onto bread squares with toothpicks and stick half an olive on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 143.1 mg, Sugar 0.3 g