Lemony smoked herring cups

Name: Lemony smoked herring cups
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1½ Cooks' Ingredients Unwaxed Lemons, plus extra slices to serve; 2 shallots, finely sliced; pinch caster sugar; 200 g pack smoked herring; 220 g soft cheese; 20 g pack dill, finely chopped, plus a few extra fronds; 50 g pack croustades

Crispy, salty, herby and zesty, all in one glorious bite. These smoked herring canapés are a simple way to impress your party guests. Just spoon the cream cheese and herring filling into croustades, then finish with dill fronds and pickled shallots for a gourmet touch. Serve up more Christmas party food recipes.

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Makes24
CourseCanape
Prepare20 mins
Cook-
Total time20 mins

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1½ Cooks' Ingredients Unwaxed Lemons, plus extra slices to serve
2 shallots, finely sliced
pinch caster sugar
200g pack smoked herring
220g soft cheese
¼ x 20g pack dill, finely chopped, plus a few extra fronds
50g pack croustades

Zest 1 lemon into a large bowl. Put the shallots in a smaller bowl, then add the juice from the zested lemon, the sugar and a pinch of salt. Scrunch together and set aside. Zest and juice the remaining ½ lemon into the first large bowl, setting some zest aside for garnish.
Remove and discard the skin from the herring and add to the bowl with the lemon zest and juice. Using a fork, break the fish apart into smaller flakes. Stir through the soft cheese and chopped dill. Mix well until there are no large chunks of fish left, then season.
To assemble, put about 1 tsp of the soft cheese and herring mixture into each croustade, topping with a little pickled shallot, a few dill fronds, the remaining lemon zest and a final twist of black pepper.