Two Easy Appys: Frankie Cooks!

A couple of days ago, I thought I’d concoct a couple of easy appetizers that would look pretty with only basic assembly needed. This was the result.

Smoked Oysters in Tomato Cases ... 

Cucumber Shrimp.

Smoked Oysters in Tomato Cases:

Cherry tomatoes, as required

Mayonnaise or cottage cheese, as required

Canned smoked oysters in oil, as required

Paper candy liners, as required 

With sharp paring knife, remove top of each tomato as well as a thin sliver of skin on the bottom, stabilizing tomato to stand straight. With grapefruit knife, core inside of each tomato to remove flesh and all seeds. With two very small spoons, fill tomato case with mayonnaise or cottage cheese. Place oysters on double layer of paper toweling. Blot oysters dry, slicing in half. Top each mayonnaise-filled tomato case with smoked oyster half. 

Core and seed tomatoes with grapefruit knife - every seed! 

Fill empty tomato cases with mayo or cottage cheese.

Add half a smoked oyster. Blot dry on paper towel.  

Pop into paper candy liner to catch oil drips.

Cucumber Shrimp:

Long English (seedless) cucumbers, sliced ¼-in. (0.6 cm) thick, as required

Two fresh baby shrimp per cucumber slice, as required

Small sprigs of fresh baby dill, as required for garnish

Scallop or other small shells, if available

This was a simple matter of assembly: 1, 2, 3, 4, done!

P.S.: Not to be outdone, Frankie assembled his own table-ready dish!

- Google images.