Spanish Olive and Cream Cheese Canapes

Ingredients for Spanish Olive and Cream Cheese Canapes

• 10 slices firm white sandwich bread

• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

• 30g Parmigiano-Reggiano

• 170g cream cheese, softened (90g )

• 80ml pimiento-stuffed green Spanish olives (90g), rinsed, drained, and finely chopped

• 40g finely chopped spring onion

• 40g finely chopped red pepper

• 1/4 teaspoons sweet paprika

• 2 teaspoons medium-dry Sherry

• a 1 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter

• a Microplane rasp

How to make Spanish Olive and Cream Cheese Canapes

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 191°C.

Cut 40 rounds from bread slices with cutter, then brush 1 side of each round with butter and bake on a large baking sheet until pale golden, about 8 minutes. (Leave toasts on baking sheet.)

Preheat grill.

Finely grate Parmigiano-Reggiano using rasp (you will have about 240ml ). Mash together cream cheese, olives, spring onion, pepper, paprika, and Sherry until combined well, then top each toast with 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Grill canapés about 4 inches from heat until Parmigiano-Reggiano begins to turn golden, about 1 minute.

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