Scanapes

Name: Scanapes
Yield: 50 canapés
Ingredients: ¼ cup aquavit, chilled; 8 ounces pickled herring fillets; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ¼ teaspoon sugar; Fresh dill sprigs, for garnish; 1 tart green apple, such as Granny Smith; 12 to 15 slices thin-sliced whole-grain or pumpernickel bread; 12 to 15 slices thin-sliced whole-grain or pumpernickel bread; 1 tart green apple, such as Granny Smith; ½ cup Caraway Dill Butter

Preparation info

50
canapés

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Serve these tidbits with shots of aquavit straight from the freezer and icy cold beer—that’s the Scandinavian way.

Ingredients

8 ounces pickled herring fillets
¼ cup aquavit, chilled
¼ t

Starter

Method

Cut the herring fillets into 1 inch squares.
In a shallow bowl, toss the herring, aquavit, sugar, and pepper. Cover, and refrigerate 3 hours.
Cut the bread into small squares. Butter each with a very thin layer of Caraway Dill Butter.
Cut the apple