No holiday table is complete without snacks. It is customary to serve them before serving the main courses in order to work up an even better appetite. There are many types of snack sandwiches that we prepare often. Canapés with sausage, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, fish, cheese and other ingredients are best suited for appetizers. Sandwiches are a simple, but at the same time very satisfying dish.  Today we will talk to you about sandwiches with curd mass, with sprats and lemon, as well as with herring and pickled cucumbers - these are some of the most common snacks.

And so, we will start with a version of hearty cheese sandwiches. A white sliced ​​loaf is best suited for this. Now take homemade cottage cheese and grind it well until smooth and then add softened butter, a few cloves of garlic, salt and pepper to taste. You can also add red sweet paprika for color. Grind everything together thoroughly again. Spread the finished cheese mixture onto slices of white loaf. The mass is very light and you can spread it on bread in a thick layer. Place chopped smoked sausage, a tomato slice, cucumber on top and sprinkle with finely chopped green onions on top.

The second, but no less tasty recipe is sandwiches with sprats. This is a very simple snack, but everyone loves it. Such sandwiches on a baguette or loaf look very original. Take the baguette and cut it into oblique and not very thin slices. In a bowl, grind the softened butter with the addition of salt, ground black pepper and sprat oil. Mix everything thoroughly so that there are no lumps and spread on a baguette. We put fish and a slice of lemon on top, it will emphasize this amazing taste of sprats. Decorate the finished sandwich with a sprig of parsley.

Canapés with herring and pickled cucumber are no less popular; this sandwich is very popular in Amsterdam. This simple sandwich is as good as other snacks and tastes fresh and full of flavor.  Pickled cucumber goes well and brings out the spicy taste of the fish. We make these canapés on Borodino bread or black baguette. Cut the bread into thin slices, grease with mayonnaise, lay out the herring fillet and a piece of pickled cucumber. Decorate the finished appetizer with finely chopped green onions.