Tartlets with cream cheese, avocado and red fish

Bright tartlets with red fish and cream cheese with avocado will perfectly decorate the festive table and whet the appetite before the main course. All products are ready to use, and if you buy tartlets, the appetizer is prepared quite simply and quickly.

Ingredients

• Tartlets (from shortcrust pastry) - 14 pcs.
• Salted red fish - 200 g
• Cream cheese (cottage cheese) - 180 g
• Avocado - 1 pc.
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. the spoon
• Fresh cucumber (for decoration) - 0.5 pcs.
• Fresh parsley (for decoration) - 1-2 sprigs
• Lettuce leaves (for serving) - 2-3 pcs.

Directions

1. Prepare all the necessary ingredients.
2. Choose a ripe avocado, I have a Haas avocado - the fruit is soft, oily and has a more pronounced taste.
3. Tartlets can be purchased ready-made or made independently from puff or shortcrust pastry, or from pita bread.
4. Wash the avocado, cut in half, remove the pit.
5. Cut the avocado into cubes right in the skin and scoop out the flesh into a plate with a spoon.
6. Squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl of avocado. Mash the avocado with a fork until smooth.
7. Add cream cheese to bowl with avocado. Mix again until creamy.
8. Cream cheese and avocado has acquired a delicate green color and a uniform texture.
9. Arrange the tarts on a platter with lettuce.
10. Fill the tartlets with the prepared filling using a pastry syringe or a regular teaspoon.
11. Cut red fish into very thin strips.
12. Roll each strip of fish into a roll and stick into the cream in tartlets.
13. It turned out orange-red "roses" on a green background.
14. Cut the cucumber into small thin slices.
15. Decorate each tartlet with parsley leaves and cucumber slices to give the appetizer an even brighter look.
16. An original and tasty appetizer in tartlets is ready. Salted red fish goes well with sweet-neutral avocado and slightly salty tender cream cheese.
17. Tartlets with curd cheese, avocado and red fish are a great idea for a festive table, especially for a buffet table.