Puff Pastry Wreaths with Savory Toppings

A show-stopping appetizer that doesn’t require breaking a sweat in the kitchen. I love recipes like this.

The base is a wreath made of puff pastry, which I bake in advance. Some cream cheese goes on top, followed by basically anything we like. I made a salmon version and a ham-chorizo version this time. I also added vegetables and cheese. I cut the latter into shapes using the smallest gingerbread cutters because I had the time—and I love to play.

I served these to my family for breakfast, but of course, they will be fantastic as an appetizer or party food for guests!

I bake the leftover scraps as well; those irregular shapes disappear very quickly!

Ingredients

2 sheets of puff pastry
1 egg
Espelette pepper salt (or salt and paprika)
4-6 tbsp cream cheese
50 g (1.8 oz) smoked salmon
various hams, chorizo
50 g (1.8 oz) cheese
1/2 lemon
1/4 English cucumber
a handful of colorful cherry tomatoes
1 small bell pepper
6 small radishes
a few mixed salad leaves
dill
parsley

Savory puff pastry recipes (Translation of older recipes is currently in progress.):

1. Fetás, leveles tésztacsiga (Feta puff pastry snails)
2. Virslikoszorú leveles tésztával (Sausage wreath with puff pastry)
3. Mediterrán csigák, leveles tésztából (Mediterranean puff pastry snails)

Preparation

1. Cut two wreaths out of the puff pastry sheets (on parchment paper).
2. Brush the wreaths with beaten egg, sprinkle with Espelette pepper salt, and bake in a 220°C (425°F) oven.
3. Meanwhile, clean the vegetables and cut them, along with the cheese, into pieces of your choice.
4. Once the pastry wreaths have cooled, spread them with cream cheese.
5. Top one with salmon, lemon, dill, cheese, and vegetables.
6. Top the other with ham, chorizo, cheeses, vegetables, and parsley.