Cheese Canapes

Photo: flickr user Elin B

Ingredients

6 slices rye bread

3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened

12 slices salami cut into twelve 2-inch scallop-edged rounds

1 pound Vasterbotten cheese (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods shops) or sh

36 (1 1/2-inch-long) julienne strips of red bell pepper

2 tablespoons Swedish sweet mustard (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods s

12 drained bottled cocktail onions

Preparation

Spread the bread with the butter and with a 2-inch scalloped cutter cut into 12 rounds. Arrange the salami, the cheese, and the bell pepper decoratively on the bread, spoon small dollops of the mustard onto the canapes, and press the onions into the mustard.

The canapes may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapes on a platter.

Makes 12 canapes.