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Preparing appetizers for New Year's Eve is a fantastic opportunity to impress your guests with delicious and original creations. Here are some easy-to-make yet impressive ideas:**


**1. Smoked Salmon Mousse with Crostini**
* **Ingredients:** 200g smoked salmon, 200g cream cheese, 1 lemon (zest and juice), fresh dill, whole grain or cereal bread, butter.
* **Instructions:** Blend the smoked salmon, cream cheese, lemon juice, and dill until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Pipe the mousse onto toasted bread slices and garnish with lemon zest and dill.


**2. Fruit and Cheese Skewers**
* **Ingredients:** Seedless grapes, pineapple, mozzarella, prosciutto, wooden skewers.
* **Instructions:** Cut the pineapple into cubes and the mozzarella into small pieces. Alternate fruit and cheese on the skewers. Wrap each skewer with a slice of prosciutto. Serve immediately.


**3. Mini Quiches**
* **Ingredients:** 1 sheet of puff pastry, 200g Gorgonzola cheese, 100g Fontina cheese, 2 eggs, 50ml cooking cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper.
* **Instructions:** Roll out the puff pastry and cut into circles. Prick the bottom with a fork. Crumble the cheeses into a bowl, add the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the pastry cups. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 20 minutes.


**4. Shrimp and Avocado Toasts**
* **Ingredients:** Whole grain or cereal bread, cooked shrimp, ripe avocado, lime juice, salt, pepper.
* **Instructions:** Toast the bread and spread with a mixture of mashed avocado, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Top with shrimp.

**Additional Tips:**
* **Variety:** Offer a variety of flavors and textures to please all palates.
* **Presentation:** Presentation is key. Use colorful plates and simple decorations to make your appetizers even more appealing.
* **Temperature:** Serve appetizers at room temperature or slightly chilled.
* **Combinations:** Experiment with unusual combinations of flavors and ingredients.

**Other Ideas:**
* **Vol-au-vent:** Fill with salmon mousse, cream cheese and prosciutto, or mixed vegetables.
* **Mini bruschetta:** With tomato and basil, Taggiasca olives and dried tomatoes, or avocado and hard-boiled eggs.
* **Prosciutto rolls:** Filled with cream cheese and arugula.

**Enjoy your meal and happy New Year!**             Follow me on my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@cookincraze7up?si=wRKhmFQq8PXMt5Sz



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