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Cold party buffet help

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NauseousNancy · 19/12/2022 11:03

Having friends over tomorrow and doing dinner, but would rather not have to be back and forward to the oven.

I have 10 adults and 8 kids - some fussy/plain eaters!

looking for some nice cold ideas that can be prepared in advance!

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LadyDanburysHat · 19/12/2022 11:06

Lots of things that are served hot can be eaten cold too. You can never have too many mini sausage rolls for a start. Mini quiches, chicken drumsticks, wraps sliced into little rounds so it feels less like a sandwich.

NauseousNancy · 19/12/2022 11:38

Hadn’t thought of cold drumsticks, that’s a good idea!

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NewToWoo · 19/12/2022 11:51

A massive cheeseboard with roulés, cheddar, soft cheese and Stilton with lots of different types of crackers, breads, green and black grapes, figs, chutneys and pickles.
Kettle chips and tortillas with crudites, humous and guacamole.
Mini sausages on sticks.
Olives stuffed with almonds, lemon, pimientos etc.
A roast ham, cooled and sliced.
Big tossed salad.
If you need to do some vegan catering, maybe some vegan sausage rolls and falafel balls.
Bowls of chocolates, lebkuchen, clementines, mince pies and sliced or mini stollen or panettone.

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AdaColeman · 19/12/2022 12:05

Chicken Caesar salad
Potato salad/Russian salad
Pasta pesto salad
Platter of smoked fish eg mackerel fillets, smoked trout etc
Platter of dressed crab and a couple of different prawn dishes
Charcuterie
Pâté

SBAM · 19/12/2022 12:10

Pasta salad, fattoush salad, bread, cold meats and cheeses, get a loaf of those buffet things from the supermarket that all cook at the same temperature, hummus, breadsticks and crackers, carrot and cucumber sticks, mini sausage rolls, cocktail sausages

Giggorata · 19/12/2022 12:15

Cold poached salmon is always a hit at ours, with home made mayo.
I'm going to try some of the suggestions here, mouth watering!

cantbeforeal · 19/12/2022 12:17

Cold pizza 👍🏻

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 19/12/2022 12:34

Coronation chicken

Smoked salmon blinis

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