Nibbles / appetisers / amuse bouche recipes ideas needed please, gourmet MNetters

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Going to friend's birthday do on Saturday, and I've been charged with doing the nibbles.

So far, I've made smoked salmon pate (failsafe) which I've serve on little croutons with quail eggs (poncetastic, I know, but she likes them).

Errr... what else?

Thanks

I got a recipe for tiny chicken tikka skewers?

Ooh that sounds ideal, can you post?

Will do! might take a while slow typist!!

Mini Tikka bites.

Ingredients:

450g/1lb boneless, skinned chicken breast.

1 tsp salt

Juice of 1/2 lemon.

1/2 tsp tandoori colour or a few drops of red food coloring mixed with tomato puree.

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped.

1/2 inch cube of root ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped.

2tsps ground coriander

1/2tsp ground allspice or garam masala

1/4 of a whole nutmeg, finely grated

1/2tsp ground tumeric

125g/5oz thick set natural yoghurt

4tbsps corn or vegetable oil

1/2tsp chilli powder.

Will post method next! Not sure how much room I've got!

Little gem lettuce leaves with a king prawn and a spoon of mayo/ marie rose sauce and a sprinkle of paprika.
Tortilla wraps spread with cream chees ,slices of parma ham, slivers of pepper . Rolled up and sliced like a swiss roll.

Method:

1. Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with 1/2tsp of salt from the specified amount, and the lemo juice - mix thoroughly, cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.

2. Put the rest of the ingredients into an electric food processor or liquidiser and blend until smooth.

3)Put this marinade into a sieve and hold the sieve over the chicken pieces. Press the marinade through the sieve with the back of a spoon until only a very coarse mixture is left.

4. Coat the chicken thoroughly with the sieved marinade, cover and leave to marinate for 6-8 hours or overnight in the fridge.

5)Preheat the oven to 230c/450f/gas mark 8.

6)Line a roasting tin with tin foil (this will help to maintain the high level of temp required to cook the chicken quickly without drying it out)

7)Thread the chicken onto skwewers leaving an 1/4 inch gap between each peice to ensure heat reaches all sides

8)Place skewers in the prepared tin and brush with some remaining marinade.

9)Cook in the centre of the oven for 6-8 minutes

10. Take the tin from the oven turn skewers and brush with remaining marinade.

11)Cook for a further 6-8 minutes.

Shake off any excess liquid from the chicken. Place the skewers on a serving dish. You may take the Tikka off the skewers if you wish.

Phew!! HTH!!!!!!!!

Thanks TRC! That sounds fab, will derfinitely give it a go.

Thanks too, Flossie, the king prawn one sounds delightfully retro. Lovely

cherry tomatoes with mozarella and on a stick.

prunes wrapped in bacon.

"pan tomaca" - rough country bread/ciabatta, rubbed with olive oil, garlic and tomato, served with jamón serrano/parma ham.

Endive leaves filled with blue cheese and walnuts.

you can't beat a good cheese straw IMO. Everyone loves them.

I am rather parshall to Nigella's prune and parma ham thingies, you basically stuff a prune with some cream cheese and wrap in a strip of parma ham. They look a bit messy (or rustic as I prefer to think of it) but they taste unbelievably divine.

oo oo oo!

a mnetter (maybe hatwoman?) recommned this little mouthful recipe on here a few months back. I made it at christma\s and it is truly delicious and simple.

cube a block of feta and marinade a while in olive oil, lime juice and fresh chopped mint.

Then stick one blakc olive, one chunk of galia melon and one minty limey feta cube onto a cocktail stick. Repeat till you have lots.

They are honestly delicious. People commented.

oo oo oo indeed! That sounds lush

I'm hungry now

Mini yorkshire puds with beef and horseradish mayo (do mini puds in mini muffin tins) - I think was either Delia or Jamie...??

If you are near a Waitrose they sell little canape pastry cases that you can fill with mackerel pate or prawn mayo. In fact Waitrose sell everything you could possibly want so you could always buy their own...!!

I did hear that vol au vents are making a retro comeback....... along with cheese and pineapple on sticks..............

what about:

Mini Frittatas
Spanish style omlette with courgette or you could do spinach and parmesan.

Mini roast potatoes
Just find some smaller 'salad' potatoes at your supermarket. Cover in olive oil and a little salt before cooking and cook in oven til golden brown. If potatoes are a little big then cut slits in top and add some cream cheese and herbs - chives etc.

Halloumi and pepper kebabs
Griddle halloumi cheese and peppers. Take skins of peppers. Cube and serve on cocktail stick in layers. Don't go crazy with halloumi as it's really salty. Have twice or more quantity of peppers.

Mini cheese tartlets
Blind bake really small shortcrust pastry cases (about 1 inch diameter) Make a cheese /egg/cream filling (blue cheese very good) and bake in oven and garnish with a little onion marmalade/relish