Shrimp, cucumber and dill butter canapes

24 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Dry white wine
2 cups Water
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
12 mediums Shrimp; heads removed
6 slices White sandwich bread; very thin, crusts removed
3 ounces Shallot-Parsley Butter; (see recipe)
1 Seedless cucumber
1 small Fresh dill bunch; sprigs removed

Directions

Place wine, water and salt in medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Add shrimp and cook, covered, until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, about 1 minute. Drain shrimp, set aside to cool, peel and devein.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Arrange bread slices on baking sheet; transfer sheet to oven and bake 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until bread has dried out and is slightly toasted. Cool toast on wire rack.

Bring Shallot-Parsley Butter to room temperature before using. Spread each slice with shallot-parsley butter. Using a mandoline or vegetable peeler, thinly slice cucumber. Place 2 cucumber slices side by side to cover surface of bread slice. Arrange sprigs of dill over cucumber. Cut 2 shrimp in half lengthwise and evenly space the 4 shrimp halves on the slice. Cut each piece of bread into quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients and serve.

Makes 24 pieces.

Source: "Newsday - 06-10-1999" S(Formatted for MC5): "by Lynn Thomas - Lynn_Thomas@..." Copyright: "1999 - Clarkson Potter - $35" Per serving: 7 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (14% calories from fat); 1g Protein; trace Carbohydrate; 5mg Cholesterol; 240mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Recipe from "Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook" by Ma Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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