Sardine and Green Tea Canapes

Matcha Sauce
7 oz cream cheese
1 1/3 tsp matcha + hot water
8 – 10 chicory leaves
1 medium tomato, peeled and diced
watercress or parsley for garnish
Remove the cream cheese from the refrigerator 20 minutes or so before use to allow it to soften.
Mix the matcha and hot water and stir briskly until the paste becomes smooth. Add to the cream cheese and blend thoroughly with a fork.
Place the cream cheese in a pastry tube and squeeze a little on each chicory leaf.
Place on a dish, top with diced tomato, and serve with fresh watercress or parsley.



Ingredients
4 slices sandwich bread, and kind
butter to taste
1 can of sardines, in oil
1 tsp sencha or matcha
2 Tbsp mayonnaise

Method

1. Cut each slice of bread into four long stripes.
2. Lightly toast and butter each strip, and top with sardines.
3. Sprinkle the sardines with sencha leaves and decorate with mayonnaise.
   Note: green tea reduces any fish odor.
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