Dress up your hors d’oeuvres table with these fantastic Soppressata and Manchego Pesto Canapes. Just make sure to make plenty for your guests, because these will go fast!
1 ⅔cupsWhipped Pesto DipThis is about ½ of the Whipped Pesto Dip Recipe. This is Option 2, the more intense “star of the show” version of the recipe.
1logSoppressata1 (9 ounce) log. Cut into 80 pieces each. I cut 20 (¼ inch) rounds and then quarter them.)
10ouncesManchego CheeseCubed into 80 pieces. Each piece is approximately ⅛ ounce.
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Instructions
Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F.
Remove the crusts (if you would like) and cube each slice of keto bread into 9 pieces. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and spread the bread cubes on the sheet.
9 slices Keto Bread
Bake at 250 degrees F for 20 minutes. Take them out to flip / toss them. Put them back in the oven for 20 more minutes to finish drying out.
Make the Whipped Pesto Dip (i.e. the more intense version) of my Whipped Pesto recipe. You only need half of it for these canapes.
1 ⅔ cups Whipped Pesto Dip
Cut the 9 ounce Sopressata log into 20 (¼ inch) rounds. Then cut each round into quarters. Cut 10 ounces of Manchego cheese into 80 cubes approximately the same size as the soppressata pieces. Each piece will be approximately ⅛ of an ounce.
1 log Soppressata, 10 ounces Manchego Cheese
Spread approximately 1 teaspoon of the Whipped Pesto Dip on each keto toast piece.
Place 1 piece of soppressata and 1 piece of Manchego cheese on top of the spoonful of Whipped Pesto on each piece of bread.
Cover with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to serve them.
These canapes are intended to be single bites, so they are intentionally small. You can make them bigger, but the idea here is to be able to get all 3 flavors–pesto, soppressata, and Manchego–in one bite.
Soppressato Alternatives
I wanted something with a bolder flavor for these canapes, so I would suggest doing substitutions in that vein. A spicy pepperoni or salami would work well as substitutes.