Cocktail Napoleons

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.--------the only trick to these is to have everything ready so you can assemble them while the pastry and the vegetables are hot. Otherwise, they are a snap to make, look fabulous and taste good too. ------

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Steps

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Preheat oven according to pastry package directions.

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Roll out the pastry dough on a prepared cookie sheet and score the dough in twenty four rectangles.

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Bake according to package directions.

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Peel , boil or steam , and mash the potatoes , using some of the potato cooking water if necessary.

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While the pastry is baking , divide the mashed potatoes into two bowls.

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Mix the carrot puree and half the garlic and horseradish into one bowl , the fennel puree and the other half of the garlic and horseradish into the other.

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Season both with salt and pepper and keep hot.

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Combine the sour cream , whipped cream and horseradish and place in a squeeze bottle with a narrow.

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As soon as the pastry comes out of the oven , using a pizza cutter , slice the pastry into the 24 rectangles.

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Working quickly , spread eight rectangles with the fennel / potato mixture , top with.

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A thin layer of smoked salmon and another pastry rectangle.

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Now repeat , spreading the second layer with the carrot / potato .

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Ingredients

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puff pastry, smoked salmon, white potatoes, carrot, fennel, horseradish, salt and pepper, garlic cloves, sour cream, heavy cream, fennel head, carrot curls