Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents

Name: Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 roll of Puff Pastry; 200 g of Robiola Cheese; 200 g of Ham; Russian Salad; Small Shrimp; Mazzancolla; Milk; Chives; 1 Egg Yolks

Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents are a quick and easy Christmas appetizer, ready in minutes, that you can customize with the shape and filling you love most.

Difficulty Easy
Preparation 20 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes
Servings for 4 people

Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents are a very tasty, eye-catching Christmas Appetizer that’s quick and easy to make and that you can customize with the fillings you love most.

The Christmas Vol-au-Vent Recipe is a Quick and Easy Recipe you can make in very little time, perfect for your Christmas appetizer spread or as a bite for a Christmas Aperitivo, and success is guaranteed.

As we said, you can make lots of Fillings for Christmas Vol-au-Vents, such as a Salmon Mousse, a Tuna Mousse, a Seafood Salad or a creamier Russian Salad or Insalata Capricciosa. If you like, you can also make Vegan Christmas Vol-au-Vents: just use vegan puff pastry and go for plant-based fillings, like a lovely Hummus.

We promise that once you’ve tried our Christmas Vol-au-Vents, they’ll become a must on your Christmas Menu, both for Christmas Eve dinner and for Christmas lunch.

Ingredients for 4 people

1 roll of Puff Pastry
200 g of Robiola Cheese
200 g of Ham
Russian Salad to taste
Small Shrimp in pink sauce to taste
Mazzancolla in a salad with celery to taste
Milk to taste
Chives to taste
1 Egg Yolks

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Method

To make Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents, unroll the puff pastry and use a star-shaped cutter to cut out as many shapes as possible, making sure you end up with an even number.
Using a small round cutter, cut a hole in the center of half of the stars.
Prick the puff pastry stars without the “hole” well with a fork, brush them with milk and lay the stars with the hole on top, making sure they line up well.
Place everything on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush with beaten egg yolk mixed with a splash of milk and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 10 minutes, or at least until they are nicely puffed and golden.
While the Star Vol-au-Vents bake, put the robiola, the cooked ham and a little chives in a food processor and blend everything: you’ll get a tasty Ham Mousse.
When the Star Vol-au-Vents are baked, let them cool, and once they’re ready, start filling them as you like: with some Shrimp in Pink Sauce (recipe here), some Russian Salad (recipe here), some Prawn and Celery Salad (recipe here) and the Ham Mousse.
Arrange your Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents on a serving plate, garnish with a little chopped chives, and you have a Quick and Easy Christmas Appetizer that will win over your guests. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can fill your Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents with the fillings you like best, such as Mortadella Mousse, Insalata Capricciosa, tuna and much more. The only limit is your imagination.

Tips

To avoid wasting puff pastry, we recommend gathering up the scraps left after cutting out the stars, kneading them together again and rolling them out with a rolling pin: you’ll be able to cut out many more stars.

Storage

Christmas Star Vol-au-Vents keep in the fridge for one day at most.