Goat's Cheese, Avocado & Smoked Salmon Cups

Delicious, low-fat and really quick to make appetisers - they can be ready in less than 20 minutes. Or they can be fully prepared ahead, and assembled when you are ready to serve them. And it's a recipe that can easily be doubled. I found this recipe in the November 2005 issue of the Australian magazine 'Table: easy family food for everyday of the week', and I'm posting it for the 2005 Zaar World Tour.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Yields: 24 Goat's Cheese, Avocado & Smoked Salmon Cups

Ingredients

• 24  slices  white bread, crusts removed
• 1⁄4 cup light olive oil
• 150  g  soft fresh goat cheese
• 3  slices smoked salmon, diced
• 1  firm avocado, cubed
•  lime juice (1 squeeze) or  lemon juice (1 squeeze)
•  fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, and grease 2 x 12-hole mini muffin pans.
2. Roll out the bread slices to flatten them slightly and, using a biscuit cutter, cut 1 x 7 cm circles from each slice. Brush the bread rounds with olive oil and gently press them into the lightly greased muffin pans; and bake them for 6-8 minutes, until they are crisp and golden; then cool them on wire racks.
3. Lightly mash the goat's cheese in a bowl and fold through the salmon, avocado, juice and pepper to taste; and spoon into the bread cups just before serving.