Buffet ‘on sticks’ ideas

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I’m having a garden party in a couple of days and want some ideas for nibbles that I can put on sticks for easy eating. I’m happy to do some retro cheese and pineapple but I was hoping for some more inspiration too! Even better if they can be made ahead of time.

Cheese and pickled onion obviously 😀 chicken + veg kebabs can be done in advanced eaten cold too.

Cocktail sausages with a creme fraiche and mustard dip.
Baby plum tomato, mini mozzarella ball and basil leaf

Cherry or sundried tomato, cube of feta doused in fresh thyme and olive oil with a black olive
Cocktail sausages glazed in honey and grain mustard
Mini chicken skewers with a mango chutney/mint raita dip
Grilled halloumi and roast peppers
Cubes of toasted sourdough with rillettes or pate and a mini gherkin

White chocolate dipped strawberry with a marshmallow
Squares of turkish delight

Cherry tomato’s and mini mozzarella balls, with bit of basil at either end and drizzle of pesto is delicous.
Chicken satay sticks,
Cubes of Spanish tortilla,
Strawberries and grapes
Cucumber sliced longwise, with cream cheeses spread inside then rolled up.
Grilled Auberine sliced lengthwise with bit of red pesto spread inside.
All easy and quick but look decent.

stuffed apricots.

Dried apricots, brie and streaky bacon.

Soak the apricots in water, they will fluff up and have an opening, put a small piece of brie in, wrap in a half rasher of bacon, secure with a cocktail stick and put in the oven for 10 mins - can be eaten hot or cold.

Olives, cherry tomatoes, boiled quails' eggs, fruit such as melon or grapes.

Asparagus tips, wrapped in parma ham.

Lay the ham out, 'butter' with dijon mustard and wrap the ham around the tips, again 10 mins in oven.

Brie with mango chutney wrapped in filo pastry.

Brie in chunks.

small rolls of ham or make a roulade with ham and cream cheese. Other cooked meat rolled up. Chicken nuggets or goujons.
small cakes.

Mini meatballs made using sausage meat and adding a few spices.

bits of fruit such as grapes put in an ice cube tray, put in the cocktail stick add water and freeze.

Brie wrapped in ham.

I don't have a brie obsession, Tesco once delivered 2Kg instead of 2 pieces so I went through a stage of brie with everything.

Tortelloni (cook, cool and dress with a herby vinaigrette) with a cherry tomato
Melon wrapped in proscuitto

One more: watermelon and feta

Love watermelon and feta - Black olive works well with that.

Cubes of chorizo, red pepper and emmental .

Dates stuffed with soft goats cheese wrapped in prosciutto

Melon wrapped in prosciutto

Cherry tomato , mozzarella and basil leaves alternating. Drizzle with olive oil and pepper.

Cheese and pineapple every time

Falafel with roasted pepper

Stuffed vine leaves (Lidl have them at the moment) with a small bit of lemon

Different kinds of melon cubes

thank you so much for all these suggestions! going to select a few this evening and get shopping

I want to be sashh's friend and eat her aspargus wrapped in baked dijon flavoured parma ham

salmon potato courgette
roasted veggie skewers
pesto chicken
prawn and tomato
smoked salmon and cucumber and feta
bacon roast potato
prawn and sesam coated bread
chicken tikka with riata dipp
melon wrapped in palma ham
beef and horseradish topped crusty bread
thia glazed pork
potato garlic chicken
pickled veg and prawns
shawarma lamb and pitta
koftas
rainbow veggie skewers
bacon wrapped asparagus
sausage broccoli tomato
sweets like fruits dipped in chocolate
brioche and mixed fruit and a little vanilla icing dips
banana dipped in choc and sprinkles
fruit salad
roasted peaches and nectarine.
pancake and blueberrys.
waffles and marshmellow

MinaPaws

Try it, it's really simple and it can be left to cool and taken to work. If you buy the 'continental' platter from the supermarket you can do it with all the hams.