Holiday Bacon Skewers: Quick, Elegant Appetizers

Elegant, spectacular and original. On skewers. Appetizer with bacon for a festive table for a buffet or romantic dinner. It will be in great demand among guests. Simple, fast and affordable. You can replace mascarpone with another soft cheese to taste.
cook time: 15 min
Logan Winslow
Holiday Bacon Skewers: Quick, Elegant Appetizers

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

146
Calories
5g
Fat
17g
Carbs
4g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Bacon (boiled-smoked or raw smoked; can be replaced with other smoked meat) 40 g
Bread (rye, 6 slices; Can be replaced with another type of bread to taste) 200 g
Cherry tomatoes 6 pc
Mascarpone (can be replaced with cottage cheese, processed or soft cheese to taste) 60 g
Gherkins (pickled) 6 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a cold appetizer with bacon and cheese for the holiday table? Very simple! To begin, prepare all the necessary ingredients according to the list. Instead of rye bread, you can use a loaf. You can replace the bacon with other smoked meat, cut into thin slices, such as ham.

Step 2

Step 2
Using a cookie cutter, cut out flower-shaped pieces from rye bread. It is better to buy sliced bread. This way you will save yourself time. In addition, equally cut even slices look more beautiful on the table. Cut the bread into slices about 1 cm thick. Any bread will do, with or without additives.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the bread slices in a dry frying pan and lightly brown on both sides. Then transfer to a plate and cool the bread to room temperature, otherwise the cheese will float on the warm bread.

Step 4

Step 4
Roll each slice of bacon into a tube. You can use raw smoked or boiled smoked bacon. It is better to take the bacon already sliced; you are unlikely to be able to cut the bacon so thinly with an ordinary knife yourself.

Step 5

Step 5
Remove the gherkins from the brine and dry. You can cut larger gherkins in half, but leave smaller ones whole.

Step 6

Step 6
Spread mascarpone on cooled bread slices. You can replace mascarpone with cottage cheese or processed cheese. Or replace it with other cheeses of your choice: feta, ricotta, etc. Read about the different types of cheeses in the article at the end of this recipe under the steps.

Step 7

Step 7
Thread pickled cucumber, cherry tomato and rolled bacon onto a skewer.

Step 8

Step 8
Insert a skewer into a slice of bread with cheese. Make the remaining canapés in the same way. Place the bacon appetizer on a platter and serve. Bon appetit!

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