Canapes are little one-bite savories that are garnished.
The base is something stiff, like Melba toast, thinly sliced toasted bread, crackers or a slice of cucumber or zucchini. The base can be cut into cute shapes, such as diamonds or triangles, or something fancier if you want to give your cookie cutters a workout. The spread can be the principal ingredient of the canape or applied sparingly to affix a garnish to the base. Tuna, egg or chopped shrimp salads also can be used as spreads. Horseradish butter garnished with smoked salmon, roast beef, smoked trout, pickled herring, capers, parsley.