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Party Time! How To Make Cucumber Tower Appetizers

Art in the Kitchen: Simple, no-bake, and easy-to-make party appetizer

Cucumber Seafood Towers become food art — simple, easy, and fun to make appetizers.

Creative time spent in the kitchen making hors d’oeuvres and setting the table feeds my soul, enriches my well-being. When I share my creativity, I feel better connected to myself.

Taking a cue from Trista Signe Ainsworth, “creativity brings everything together and we can share in the joy of creation… create a beautiful life,” all around us.

How To Make Cucumber Seafood Towers

Refreshing and tasty little bites, these party hors d’oeuvres are pretty, no-cook, and easy to prepare. The recipe below is highly adaptable—change the ingredients to suit your preferences.

For this batch, I had all the prepared ingredients in my refrigerator, ready for lunch, dinner, or snacks over the holidays.

Ingredients • English Cucumber • Frozen Shelled Pacific Shrimp • Smoked Salmon • Guacamole Dip • Spreadable Chèvre (Goat’s Milk Soft Cheese) • Sour Cream • Micro Greens

Step №. 1 Slice 1/8-inch-thick cucumber rounds by hand or with a slicer. Three cucumber rounds per tower.

Step №. 2 Layer 1 cucumber round for the base. Add a dollop of guacamole dip, a 2nd cucumber round, spreadable chèvre, and smoked salmon strip. Top with a cucumber round, a dollop of sour cream, microgreens, and 1 shrimp. Refrigerate before serving.

Step №. 3 Arrange cucumber towers on a decorative dish or serving platter.

Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this—eat well. Bring the same consideration to preparing your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress. — Charles Pierre Monselet

There’s something special about gathering for a meal. A beautifully set table is the perfect canvas for a delicious meal. ―Chantal Larocque

A lover of fish and seafood, these small fish-shaped ceramic dishes have been with me for many years — perfect for Cucumber Seafood Towers.

The table décor includes freshly cut greenery and pinecones from my backyard, assembled as a living table runner and decorated with mini string lights.

If the home is a body, the table is the heart, the beating center, the sustainer of life and health. ―Shauna Niequist

The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table. —Amy Simmons

As we head into a new year, may you find a seat at the table where you feel loved, where you can laugh, be in good company, learn, enjoy lively conversation, and lose all track of time.

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Looking for an easy-to-make, wholesome recipe? Try zoodles shoestring spaghetti!

A Note of Thanks

Thank you, Trista Signe Ainsworth, for publishing this post to Thank You Notes.

Photography Shot on a Nikon Z7

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