Cuban recipe

Cuban Bocaditos with Mortadella, Cream Cheese and Pickle Spread

Name: Cuban Bocaditos with Mortadella, Cream Cheese and Pickle Spread
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 24 small Cuban bocadito rolls, round, white, tender and soft; 250 g cooked mortadella, casing removed and cut into small cubes; 100 g plain cream cheese; 45 g mayonnaise (about three tablespoons); 30 g pickled cucumbers, well drained and very finely chopped; 1 teaspoon mild mustard (5 g); Black pepper to taste (optional); 1 teaspoon pickle liquid, only if essential to adjust the texture

Small round rolls filled with a pink spread of mortadella, cream cheese and pickles. No cooking required, ideal for afternoon snacks and parties.

CiberCubaNovember 11, 2026

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Preparation20 min
Total time20 min
Servings24 small bocaditos
DifficultyEasy

The party bocadito is a classic of Cuban afternoon snacks and birthdays: small, soft, round rolls filled with a fine spread that goes on effortlessly.

This version uses ground mortadella together with cream cheese and mayonnaise, with a touch of mustard and very finely chopped pickles that add freshness and a hint of tang. It comes out pink, creamy and uniform, and needs no cooking: it is ready in about 20 minutes and served cold.

Ingredients

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24 small Cuban bocadito rolls, round, white, tender and soft
250 g cooked mortadella, casing removed and cut into small cubes
100 g plain cream cheese
45 g mayonnaise (about three tablespoons)
30 g pickled cucumbers, well drained and very finely chopped
1 teaspoon mild mustard (5 g)
Black pepper to taste (optional)
1 teaspoon pickle liquid, only if essential to adjust the texture

Method

Drain the pickles and dry them completely. Cut the mortadella into small cubes.
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Process the mortadella with the cream cheese, mayonnaise and mustard, in short pulses, until you get a pink, very fine, thick, uniform and easily spreadable paste. There should be no large pieces or slices of cold cut visible.
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Stir in the very finely chopped pickles; if you want a completely smooth texture, pulse briefly once more. Taste before adding salt, because the mortadella and the pickles are already salty. Add a touch of pepper if you like. Do not let the spread get watery.
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Cover the spread and chill it in the refrigerator for about 15-20 minutes so it firms up.
Split the 24 round rolls horizontally without misshaping them and fill them with a generous but well-proportioned layer of the pink spread. Close them and arrange them whole on a snack tray. Do not toast or press them.
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