These awesome keto mini salami cup appetizers are as delicious as they are adorable! They’re impressive looking, yet surprisingly quick and easy to make!
I love making and serving appetizers! For me, it means adding special extras to meals, parties, or get togethers. There are so many great low carb keto options for appetizers and appetizer dips. These keto mini salami cup appetizers are fun to make and delightfully fun to serve. Everyone will feel the care and love put into these yummy appetizers!
Is it difficult to make the salami cups?
You will be amazed at how easy it is to make this appetizer! I think using the 2 ½ inch diameter salami and mini muffin tins makes the perfect size appetizer. You don’t have to grease the tins. The salami greases the tin for you! Press the salami into the muffin tin. They won’t fit exactly, and you’ll see some ridges form when you press the salami in. Don’t worry! This just makes the end result prettier. Placing a small ball of tin foil in each salami cup ensures the salami will behave and stay put in the cup. Mine took 10 minutes, but you should start checking at the 8-minute mark. You want these crispy, but not burnt. They come out greasy, so I recommend flipping them upside down on paper towels to allow a little of the grease to drain. Yep, it’s that easy!
Let’s talk about the filling for these keto mini salami cup appetizers!
I made a simple creamy dip to fill my salami cups. Softened cream cheese is combined with sour cream, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and onion powder. This is a quick and simple, yet delicious combination. The salami is salty and delicious on its own. You don’t want to fill your cups with anything too salty. That is why this dip works so well with the salami cups. I love the look, taste, and texture of the added sprinkled chives on top. I used dry chives for this recipe. If you’d like, you could substitute finely chopped green onions instead.
Can I fill these keto mini salami cup appetizers with anything else?
This recipe actually gives you two recipes in one. Once you’ve made the beautiful mini salami cups, you can fill them with any variety of things. I had made a keto antipasto salad right before I made these appetizers. My husband, Brian, had some of his friends up to work on a classic car he’s restoring. My kids and I were planning on making them a big barbecue dinner, so we decided to make them a large snack platter for lunch. I chopped up the antipasto salad into smaller pieces and filled some salami cups with them. They were the hit of the lunch! My next plan is to fill some with spinach artichoke dip. Stay tuned for the recipe and in the meantime, let me know if you make these cups with any other fillings!
Here are some more keto appetizer recipes we love!
Keto Baked Zucchini Coins with Garlic Aioli
Keto Crockpot Sausage Cream Cheese Dip
Moons on a Cloud Keto Appetizer
Helpful Hints:
*Place small balls of foil in each salami cup before baking to secure the salami in the muffin tin.
*Have fun and fill these salami cups with some of your favorite dips!
Main kitchen equipment and utensils:
- Miniature muffin tin
- Small mixing bowl
Splash of Encouragement:
***Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34***
Keto Mini Salami Cup Appetizers
These awesome keto mini salami cup appetizers are as delicious as they are adorable! They’re impressive looking, yet surprisingly quick and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 16 slices salami (2½ inch diameter)
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon chives
Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place one slice of salami into each miniature muffin tin cup. Press the salami into the cups.
3. Tear aluminum foil and make 16 small foil balls. Place one ball on top of each slice of salami.
4. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until salami is crispy. Let salami cool for a few minutes. Discard foil. Remove salami cups and turn upside down on paper towels to allow grease to drain. Allow salami to cool completely.
5. In a small mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sour cream, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and onion powder. Stir or beat with an electric mixer until mixture is combined and smooth.
6. Fill salami cups with cream cheese mixture, dividing equally between cups.
7. Sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately or store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1 salami cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 43Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 183mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 2g
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The recipe calls for sour cream, but it doesn’t list it as an ingredient, nor does it provide an amount to mix with the cream cheese.
Thanks so much for letting me know. There are 3 tablespoons of sour cream added to the mixture. I changed the recipe card. Not sure how that didn’t get added but thanks again for alerting me to it! Have a great day and I hope you enjoy the salami cups!