Categories: Appetizers- snacks

Ingredients

• 1 (9 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 2 Tbsp. sour cream
• 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1 cup lightly packed watercress
• 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh parsley leaves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 18 white sandwich bread slices
• Assorted vegetable slices and herbs

Directions

1. Pulse first 3 ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Add watercress and next 3 ingredients; process until finely chopped.
2. Spread 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture onto each bread slice. Top with assorted vegetable slices and herbs in a single layer, pressing lightly. Trim crusts from bread. Cut each bread slice into 4 squares or 2 rectangles

3. Variations:

4. Goat Cheese Canapés-

5. Omit watercress and parsley. Reduce cream cheese to 4 oz. Add 1 ( 4oz.) goat cheese log, softened, with cream cheese and 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme with salt in first step. Top with candy cane beets and chives, or sliced squash and salmon caviar.

6. Bacon-and-Olive Canapés:

7. Omit salt. Substitute 1/2 cup green olives, chopped, and 6 cooked and crumbled bacon slices for watercress and parsley. Add salt to taste. Top with sliced grape tomatoes and hard-cooked eggs, or basil leaves, celery, and radishes

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