This sandwich star recipe is beautiful and perfect for serving as part of a Christmas party due to its festive appearance. It is basically an assembly of several small triangle sandwiches that are easy for guests to pick up and eat as a snack or hors d’oeuvre.
To make this sandwich star recipe, you make several triangle sandwiches with various fillings including tzatziki, smoked salmon, and eggplant cream. Then, the sandwiches are assembled on a platter to appear like a star before being coated with cream cheese and garnished with pistachios. With a topping of a salami rose, the sandwich platter looks beautiful and elegant.
What is a Sandwich Star?
This sandwich star comprises several triangle-shaped sandwiches that are assembled on a platter to appear like a large star. The sandwiches include several different fillings so that there is something for everyone including eggplant cream, tzatziki, and smoked salmon.
Pro Tips
- Choose soft white sandwich bread for this recipe rather than crusty Italian or French-style bread, or sourdough.
- For added flavor, you can toast the pistachios if desired.
- If you don’t love a particular filling, you could easily replace them with other fillings of your choice. Olive tapenade, cream cheese and cucumber, or egg salad would all be delicious choices.
- Allow the cream cheese to soften on the counter so that it is easy to spread on the bread.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Use Whole Wheat Bread Rather Than White Bread?
Yes, you definitely could! You could also do a combination of whole wheat and white bread so that the platter of sandwiches suits different tastes as well.
What Other Fillings Can Be Used for the Sandwiches?
Other sandwich fillings you could use are ham and swiss cheese, egg salad, tuna salad, cream cheese and cucumber, deli-style turkey and cheddar, and more. The sky’s the limit when it comes to the types of sandwich fillings you could use in this recipe.
Is Smoked Salmon Cooked?
Hot smoked salmon is cooked while cold smoked salmon is raw and is only smoked. Smoked salmon has a delicate texture and is the type that should be used in this sandwich recipe.
How to Store the Sandwich Star
This sandwich star can be covered with plastic wrap and stored in the fridge until you are ready to serve it. It should keep for up to 3 to 5 days.
Ingredients
How to Make the Sandwich Star
Spread the tzatziki on a slice of bread and top it with another slice of bread. Cut it into four triangle sandwiches.
Spread the tzatziki on a slice of bread and top it with another slice of bread. Cut it into four triangle sandwiches.
Spread one piece of bread with cream cheese and top it with smoked salmon. Add another slice of bread on top and cut it into four triangles.
Spread one piece of bread with cream cheese and top it with smoked salmon. Add another slice of bread on top and cut it into four triangles.
Spread the eggplant cream on a piece of bread, top it with another piece of bread, and cut it into four triangles.
Spread the eggplant cream on a piece of bread, top it with another piece of bread, and cut it into four triangles.
Arrange the sandwiches on a platter so they look like a large star.
Arrange the sandwiches on a platter so they look like a large star.
Spread the tops of the sandwiches with the cream cheese and garnish them with the pistachios.
Spread the tops of the sandwiches with the cream cheese and garnish them with the pistachios.
Serve garnished with the salami rose.
Serve garnished with the salami rose.
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