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Easy savoury snacks?

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QuickFetchTheCoffee · 17/11/2024 14:32

Any ideas for savoury snack things I can get in (I won't have time to make my own) on the day all my family visit? I have ages to cater for ranging between 11 and adult, some are vegans, some vegetarians, and some who eat meat.
They don't ever want a proper meal and the only thing I've provided that's gone down well previously is falafels!
Please help!

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RestitutionGranted · 17/11/2024 14:38

When you say too don’t have time to make anything - can you just assemble?

Things like a carb with a bit of cheese/veg on is good for the non vegans eg a cracker or bit of toasted bread with a blue cheese and fig or celery and honey drizzled on, for vegans a mini poppadom with mango chutney and grated carrot cucumber and chopped coriander.

You can prep filling/topping ahead and just assemble before offering.

Cocktail stick with a mozzarella pearl, half a cherry tomato and a basil leaf with a bit of balsamic drizzled over also good

Hummus with crudités

Forgottenmyphone · 17/11/2024 14:40

Sliced up quiche - Higgidy do a lovely smoked salmon one and the Asda cheddar and chutney quiche is delicious too. Recently spotted a vegan one https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/clives-cheesy-broccoli-quiche-380g

sashh · 17/11/2024 14:45

I k is you said you have no time but do you have 15 mins?

one packet of patrolled puff pastry, 1 jar french mustard, greated parmesan.

unroll the pastry, 'butter' with mustard, sprinkle on the cheese, score the pastry and bake for 15 mins, break on the scores in to straws.

do you have an Indian sweet centre bear by? Samosas and paneer rolls are cheap and filling.

TheSquareMile · 17/11/2024 14:46

@QuickFetchTheCoffee

You could buy in some vol-au-vent cases and fill them with a range of tasty fillings.

https://www.jusrol.co.uk/products/vol-au-vent-cases/

Something else which always seems to go down well is chunks of crusty baguette with butter and a selection of great cheeses and chutney.

IchiNiSanShiGo · 17/11/2024 14:51

Crudités / tortillas with salsa, houmous, beetroot salad

nice bread and butter / vegan butter

charcuterie / cheese board

fresh fruit

quiche

some sort of vegan mini sausage rolls

lots and lots of crisps

AliceTinkersAliceBand · 17/11/2024 15:24

Mini cocktail sausages (frozen if you can't find fresh small ones - the same size as pigs in blankets) in the oven, for the last 15 mins smother with honey and wholegrain mustard. They're the best savoury christmas snack EVER and we have quite a rude nickname for them which I shan't repeat on here but after a few drinks it does make me giggle 😁

PerditaNitt · 17/11/2024 15:34

Here are some ideas

  • mixtures of crisps, nuts, cheese twists (they usually do posh versions at Xmas time - I’ve seen some Gruyère and poppy seed ones )
  • help yourself nacho bar - with ready made salsa, sour cream, grated cheese, jalapeños plus I do homemade guacamole because it is low effort for a nice result.
  • cheese selection with accompaniments like olives and nuts - if you need to make it more substantial do some part baked bread in the oven before
  • supermarket oven party snacks - M&S selection is usually the nicest but quite pricey. You can mix it with cheaper bits from the freezer section (Costco is a good call)
  • frozen gyoza (I get the big bags from Costco)
  • good call by the PP on Indian savoury snacks - the Indian “sweet mart” places (With the deli style counter) usually do samosas, spring rolls and bhajis. Very vegan friendly too.
PerditaNitt · 17/11/2024 15:38

You mentioned falafels - you can expand on this and make it a mezze selection with ready made bits. Bread, hummus, labneh, olives, salads, stuffed vine leaves, cheeses, etc. If you’re lucky enough to live near a Turkish supermarket, get some afghan naan bread and pop it in the oven before you serve.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 17/11/2024 16:16

Jacket potatoes and a couple of fillings

Cheese board and crackers/pickles

Hot sausage rolls/veggie sausage rolls with chicken and stuffing baps (Quorn slices and stuffing for the veggies) with pickles and nice crisps

Those half baked baguettes with sausages and chutney

Twopintsprick81 · 17/11/2024 16:18

-Pitta bread cut into slices and veg crudites with houmous, tzatziki, taramasalta dips etc
-Mini scotch eggs/pork pies
-Twiglets
-Supermarket luxury range crisps
-Vegetable/duck spring rolls
-Mini pizzas or normal size pizza sliced up
-cheeseboard and baguette sliced up with butter,pickle,fancy relish,pickled onions,selection of deli meats,posh crackers
-pigs in blankets/quorn cocktail sausages
-Cheese straws
-Indian snack selection

Twopintsprick81 · 17/11/2024 16:19

And quiche or a frittata like someone else mentioned

QuickFetchTheCoffee · 17/11/2024 16:27

Thank you, lots of good ideas!

Didn't know vegan quiche existed @Forgottenmyphone , thanks for the link
Falafel with go with houmous and crudités (and probably warm pitta)
@sashh samosas are a good idea. The no cooking/preparing was because it's not an open plan kitchen and I'm awful at multi tasking (ie talking to guests and preparing food at the same time). It will be supermarket samosas though 😳

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 17/11/2024 16:47

If you want to do pitta bread for lots of people, spread it with garlic butter (can adda few spices too if wished) and stick it in the oven. Delicious and much quicker than standing over the toaster for ages!

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