Easy Christmas Savory Log

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Prep Time: 40
Cook Time: 0
Serves: 1
medium
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Easy Christmas Savory Log

Looking for an easy Christmas appetizer that will wow your guests? This Easy Christmas Savory Log is the perfect show-stopping centerpiece for your holiday table. Ready in just 40 minutes, this savory log recipe combines creamy ricotta, peppery arugula, and delicate smoked salmon for a festive and flavorful treat. Get ready to impress with this quick and easy Christmas savory log!

Dietary Information

pescatarian
nut-free
soy-free
shellfish-free
sesame-free
flexitarian
egg-free

Servings:

1
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. 1

    To make the easy Christmas savory log, first spread a sheet of plastic wrap on the work surface 1. Place the 5 slices of sandwich bread, without crust, overlapping them slightly 2. Press them with a rolling pin to make them thinner and make them adhere to each other 3.

  2. 2

    Spread 400 g of ricotta cheese 4 on top, evenly 5, then stuff with slices of smoked salmon 6, leaving a few centimeters of the edge free.

  3. 3

    Distribute the arugula leaves on top 7. Now, using the plastic wrap, roll up from the short side 8. Tighten well and wrap the roll with the plastic wrap 9. Put the roll in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

  4. 4

    After the necessary time, even the sides of the roll 10, then cut the two ends diagonally 11 12.

  5. 5

    Assemble the log on the serving dish or a cutting board by applying the two cut ends laterally 13 to simulate the branches. Take care of the decoration: spread 150 g of ricotta cheese on top 14, evenly 15.

  6. 6

    Drag the tines of the fork to create the typical streaks of the trunk 16. Finally decorate the easy Christmas savory log with pink peppercorns and sprigs of rosemary 17 and serve it on the table 18.

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