6 slices rye bread
3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
12 thin slices salami cut into twelve 2-inch scallop-edged rounds
1/4 lb Vasterbotten cheese (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods shops) or sharp Cheddar, sliced thin and cut into twelve 1-1/2 inch rounds
thirty-six (1-1/2 inch-long) julienne strips of red bell pepper
2 tablespoons Swedish sweet mustard (available at Scandinavian markets and some specialty foods shops) or other sweet mustard
12 drained bottled cocktail onions
Spread the bread with the butter and with a 2-inch scalloped cutter cut into 12 rounds. Arrange the salami, the cheese, and the bell pepper decoratively on the bread, spoon small dollops of the mustard onto the canapes, and press the onions into the mustard.
The canapes may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapes on a platter.
Makes 12 canapes.