The sandwich tree is a fun idea for a simple and tasty appetizer, ideal for starting Christmas Eve dinner or Sunday lunch. Christmas. Easy to make, it enriches and decorates the festive table, also giving a touch of originality. In the kitchen, we know, with a little imagination and good will you can create simple dishes, as in this case, but tasty and beautiful to look at.
Free your imagination
Making the sandwich tree takes only a few minutes and a few ingredients. For the filling you can use tuna and ricotta, tuna and mayonnaise, or a spreadable cheese of your choice combined with salami or smoked salmon. But the alternatives can be truly varied and chosen taking into account the tastes of the diners. In order for the sandwich tree to be well made, it is necessary to use special star-shaped molds of various sizes.
Finding them is simple, also because in this period they are often used to make biscuits. For the base of the tree, use the largest shape and proceed gradually to the smallest, for each level. Let's see below how to prepare a sandwich tree using these ingredients:
4 slices of sandwich bread;
300 grams of tuna in oil;
100 grams of ricotta;
pickled capers.
In a bowl, place the drained tuna and the ricotta. Mix them until they form a cream. Using star cutters, cut the sandwiches (two equal pieces with each cutter), from the largest to the smallest. Place the largest star on a plate, spread it with a teaspoon of tuna and ricotta cream and cover it with another star of the same size.
Proceed like this, forming a Christmas tree, until you reach the smallest star. Add a final teaspoon of tuna and ricotta to the top of the tree and decorate with one or two pickled capers. The sandwich trees can also have a double function as appetizer-placeholder. In this case, as many as the number of guests will be made, which they cannot help but appreciate.
(Cover photo, Giallo Zafferano; other photos, Pixabay)
