Name: Caviar on Pumpernickel with Sour Cream
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 36 hors d'oeuvres
Ingredients: 2 large eggs, hard boiled; 1/4 cup minced white onion; 1 cocktail pumpernickel loaf; 1/2 cup sour cream; 150 g caviar (5 ounces; preferably osetra); Garnish: fresh chervil or chopped fresh chives

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Caviar on Pumpernickel with Sour Cream

Tartines de Caviar à la Crème Aigre

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 25 min

Cooks' notes:

• Eggs can be boiled 2 days ahead and chilled. Mince onion and add to egg within 1 hour of serving.

• Pumpernickel squares can be cut 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, at room temperature.

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