Salted snowmen: the recipe for a fun and tasty appetizer

Ingredients
BREAD FOR SANDWICHES
250 grams
Cream Cheese Spread
230 grams
TUNA DRAINED IN OIL
160 grams
PEPPER GRAINS
24< /span>The dolls of salted snow are an appetizer idea< a i=4> tasty and delicious, perfect for the Christmas table but also for festive winter lunches. Picturesque, very fun and at the same time easy to make, they are based on pancarré, tuna< a i=10> in oil and cream cheese; Once a homogeneous and compact mixture is obtained, they are shaped into a snowman and decorated as desired: we use carrots, peppercorns and sprigs of rosemary, but the colors and flavors can be varied. In short, a preparation without cooking, low cost, but truly delicious, with which to surprise young and old alike. Discover how to prepare it by following our recipe step by step.q.b.ROSEMARY2
CARROTS

How to make salty snowmen

Step 1
Peel and wash the carrots. Then cut them: make 6 washers for the base of the hats, then 6 logs for the cylinders and 6 triangles for the noses.
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Step 2
Pick up 140 g of bread in a kitchen blender.
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and blend until you have a lot of crumbs (leave them aside to cover the puppets).

Step 3
Blend the remaining bread with the drained tuna, possibly adding a few drops of its oil to obtain a thick paste; Collect the mixture obtained in a bowl, add 200 g of spreadable cheese
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and mix well.

Step 4
Take one piece of dough at a time and form 10 to 12 balls: half larger and half smaller.
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Step 5
Roll the larger balls in the breadcrumbs.
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and place them on a plate to serve as a base for the puppets. Do the same with the smaller ones and place them on the larger ones, applying light pressure.

Step 6
Remove the rosemary needles from the twigs.
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, then use the sticks as puppet arms.

Step 7
Using light pressure, place the peppercorns in place of the eyes and buttons. Continue with the carrot triangles as noses and hats, combined with a little of the remaining spreadable cheese.
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Step 8
Store the snowmen in a cool place and keep them at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.
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Advice
The mixture with which the snowmen are made is quite compact and homogeneous, so you can avoid covering them with wooden toothpicks which could bother the guests; If you prefer, for added security, you can still secure them with toothpicks.

You can buy ready-made sandwich bread but, if you have time, you can also prepare it at home with our recipe.

You can have fun playing with different colors and ingredients using pink pepper berries as buttons, olives, etc.

For a stronger flavor, you can use robiola instead of the spreadable cream cheese or ricotta< /span>