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Tinned Fish Charcuterie Board: Easy Coastal Appetizer

Tinned fish bite on toast with lemon and pickled onion

Tinned Fish Charcuterie Board is an easy no-cook coastal appetizer made with assorted tinned seafood, crackers, bread, pickles, olives, lemon, herbs, vegetables, and creamy spreads.

Ingredients

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1 tin sardines in olive oil

1 tin smoked trout or smoked salmon

1 tin mackerel, tuna, or mussels

1 baguette, sliced and toasted

1 cup assorted crackers or rye crisps

1 cup potato chips, optional

1/2 cup cornichons or pickles

1/2 cup mixed olives

1/4 cup pickled onions

2 tablespoons capers

1 cup sliced cucumber, radishes, or cherry tomatoes

1 lemon, cut into wedges

1/4 cup salted butter, softened

1/4 cup cream cheese, labneh, or lemony yogurt

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Fresh dill, parsley, or chives, for serving

Black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Choose a large board, tray, or platter.

2. Place the unopened tins on the board first so you can plan the layout.

3. Open the tins close to serving time, then wipe the outside edges if needed.

4. Arrange the tins in the center of the board.

5. Add small bowls of butter, cream cheese or yogurt, mustard, olives, capers, and pickled onions.

6. Add toasted baguette, crackers, rye crisps, and potato chips around the tins.

7. Fill open spaces with cucumber, radishes, tomatoes, cornichons, lemon wedges, and fresh herbs.

8. Add small forks, spreaders, spoons, and cocktail picks.

9. Serve right away, or keep chilled until serving.

Notes

Use three tins for a snack board serving 4 people, or 4 to 6 tins for a bigger dinner-style board.

Choose at least one mild tin, such as tuna or smoked trout, for beginners.

Open tins close to serving time for the freshest flavor.

Keep seafood cold if the board will sit out for a long time.

Transfer leftovers to a covered container and refrigerate. Do not store leftover fish in opened tins.

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