Cured meat appetizers

Ingredients

Cured meat cones :

• 4 filo pastry sheets
• 7 oz cream cheese
• 6 slices dried beef
• 1 shallot
• 1 handful of pine nuts
• fresh basil
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper

Cured meat rolls :

• 8 slices dried beef
• 7 oz goat cheese
• fresh chives

Cured meat wraps :

• 2 wheat tortillas
• 4 slices dried beef
• 4 Tbsp cream cheese
• arugula

Cured meat skewers :

• 16 mini mozzarella balls
• 3 slices dried beef
• 2 - 3 dried tomatoes
• olive oil
• fresh basil

Materials

• Skewers

Preparation

• Cured meat cones :
  Cut the filo pastry sheet in 4 quarters. Cut the borders to form triangles.
• Baste some olive oil on the filo sheets. Roll them into cones.
  
• Put the cones on a baking sheet and bake them 8 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
• Combine cream cheese with 5 chopped dried beef slices, shallot and basil and the pine nuts. Add salt and pepper.
  
• Fill each cones with the stuffing with a piping bag. Chop the last slice of dried beef and sprinkle the slices on top of each cone.
• Cured meat rolls :
  Spread cream cheese on the 3/4 of the dried beef slices.
  
• Sprinkle some fresh chopped chives in the center. Roll the dried beef.
• Cured meat wraps :
  Spread 2 tablespoon of cream cheese on each tortilla wrap.
  
• Add some arugula leaves and 2 slices of dried beef on top.
• Roll them and cut rolls in the wrap.
  
• Cured meat skewers :
  Put the mini mozzarella balls, some olive oil and chopped basil in a bowl. Mix well.
• Make skewers with a mini mozzarella ball, a small slice of dried beef and a slice of dried tomato.
  
• Repeat and finish with a dried tomato.