4 LAST-MINUTE Tapas for your Holiday Party | QUICK & EASY Tapas Recipe

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

manchego cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar

Low-fat cheese cuts calories without losing creaminess.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based option that's budget-friendly.

squid

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Cauliflower mimics texture while being lower in calories.

Drain two cans of tuna in olive oil into a fine sieve with a bowl underneath.

Flake the tuna to remove excess olive oil.

Add the tuna into a large bowl along with half a cup of mayonnaise, one finely chopped small onion, one finely chopped clove of garlic, and two tablespoons of chopped parsley.

Season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, then mix until well combined.

Cut diagonal slices from a baguette that are one inch thick.

If using flimsy bread, toast it lightly before adding the tuna mixture.

Add the tuna salad over the slices of baguette.

Top with anchovies and green pimento stuffed olives, securing with a toothpick.

Spread cream cheese over slices of white sandwich bread with the crust cut off.

Add sliced smoked salmon over each piece of bread and stack two pieces together to make a double decker sandwich.

Cut each sandwich into four evenly sized squares and top with finely chopped chives.

Cut a block of Brie cheese in half, then cut one half into thin slices that are a quarter inch thick.

Add the slices of Brie cheese over crackers, topping each with strawberry jam and a walnut.

Cut slices from a block of Manchego cheese that are a quarter inch thick.

Cut roasted red bell peppers into thin strips.

Cut diagonal slices from a baguette that are one inch thick.

Add a slice of Manchego cheese over each slice of baguette and a couple strips of roasted red bell peppers.

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with dried rosemary.

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