Description
Christmas Tree Star Bites are a festive appetizer made with layers of bread, cheese, sausage, and vegetables, perfect for any holiday gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 slices wheat bread
- 6 slices Colby Jack cheese, 0.6 cm thick
- 28 slices summer sausage, 0.6 cm thick
- 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 12 leaves butter lettuce
- Toothpicks
- Star-shaped cookie cutters
Instructions
- Cut six slices of Colby Jack cheese from a block, each 0.6 cm thick. Slice 12 pieces of summer sausage, also 0.6 cm thick.
- Use star-shaped cookie cutters to cut out 24 stars—12 large and 12 medium—from the wheat bread slices.
- Cut 36 stars from the cheese slices using the cutters: 12 large, 12 medium, and 12 small stars.
- Form 36 stars from the sausage slices—12 large, 12 medium, and 12 small.
- Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and blot the cut sides with paper towel to reduce moisture.
- Cut 12 stars out of the butter lettuce, or alternatively, tear 12 small decorative pieces if preferred.
- Place all star-shaped cut-outs in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to maintain freshness and structure.
- Remove ingredients from the fridge. Place one cherry tomato half, cut side down, on a plate. Insert a toothpick through the center.
- Thread layers in this order: large sausage star, large cheese star, large bread star, lettuce, medium sausage star, medium cheese star, medium bread star, then cap with a small cheese star, aligned vertically. Layer gently to avoid tearing ingredients.
- Display assembled appetizers on a serving tray. Optionally use remaining star-shaped cut-outs for decorative garnish.
Notes
- Ensure the cheese and sausage slices are kept cool until assembly to maintain their shape.
- Feel free to customize with other ingredients to suit your tastes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 20mg