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Salad Nest Appetizers

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Category: Appetizers

 Ingredients List

  • --------------------------------SALAD NESTS--------------------------------
  • 24 Frozen mini phyllo dough
  • -shells (Or if you are
  • -going to make all 3
  • -fillings you would need 72
  • -shells)

 Directions

ALMOND CHICKEN FILLING
2 c Cooked chicken; finely
-chopped
1/2 c Sliced almonds, toasted &;
-chopped
1/4 c Red onion; finely chopped
3 tb Fresh parsley; minced
2 tb Capers, rinsed, patted dry
-&; chopped
1/2 c Mayonnaise
Toasted sliced almonds; for
-garnish

HAM & EGG FILLING
4 oz Smoked ham (about 1 cup);
-finely chopped
3 lg Eggs, hard-cooked, cooled &;
-finely chopped
1/2 c Mayonnaise
1/4 c Fresh dill; finely snipped
1 tb Cider vinegar
1 tb Dry mustard
Fresh dill springs & sieved
-egg yolk; for garnish

CRABMEAT FILLING
12 oz Crabmeat (about 2 cups);
-picked over
5 md Red raishes (about 1/4 cup);
-finely chopped
1 md Scallion (about 1/4 cup);
-finely chopped
1/3 c Mayonnaise
1/4 c Fresh cilantro; finely
-chopped
1/2 ts Lime peel; freshly grated
2 ts Fresh lime juice
1/2 ts Dark sesame oil
1/4 ts Hot pepper sauce
Thinly sliced scallion
-greens; for garnish

Thaw mini phyllo shells.

For each filling: Mix all ingredients together (except for garnishes)
until well blended. Just before serving, spoon rounded tablespoons into
room temperature shells; garnish. Each filling recipe make enough for 24
shells. Fillings may be made 1 day ahead. Store, tightly covered, in the
refrigerator. Make sure shells are brought to room temperature before
filling.

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