If you’re having guests over for a deluxe dinner party, the best way to start your meal is with a flavour-packed canape. Forgot re-heating frozen sausage rolls and party pies; to make your dinner really special, opt for our crunchy baguette toasts topped with creamy crab or smashed avocado. Or, try our fluffy blinis topped with seafood, dip, chicken and salty goat’s cheese. For something on a stick, make our beautiful fish scrolls, prosciutto-wrapped haloumi or baby bocconcini balls.
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Tuna niçoise tarts
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Canapés with three toppings
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Marinated baby bocconcini with prosciutto
If you’re looking for a simple, tasty and appealing platter for a party then marinated baby bocconcini with prosciutto is your friend. Salty meat wrapped around mild, sweet cheese and spiked with basil. Perfect.
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Spiced eggplant and haloumi tarts
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Polenta and avocado bites
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Steak with salsa verde on mini toasts
Steak with salsa verde on mini toasts
Piquant and full of fresh flavours, salsa verde turns these mini-toasts topped with sliced steak into a fabulous cocktail party platter.
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BLT on mini toasts
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Satay chicken skewers
Make your own version of the popular Asian-style satay chicken starter dish to impress your family and friends.
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Green onion blinis with chilli crab salad
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Prosciutto, fig and goats cheese bites
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Smoked trout tarts
These smoked trout tarts with peas and dill make a great lunch. If you’d like to make finger food sized versions for a party, just quarter the filo sheets at the beginning, use a mini-muffin tin and cut the cooking time to 10-12 minutes.
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Smoked salmon and dill canapes
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Mini lamb and mint bites
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Haloumi and asparagus bites
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Smoked salmon sushi bites with pickled green onion
Smoked salmon sushi bites with pickled green onion
Perfect for passing around as finger food at a cocktail party or other celebration, these delicious little sushi bites are given added bite by their pickled green onion topper.
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Duck liver pate croutes with sweet and sour onions
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Prawn croutes with lime aioli
Add a touch of sophistication to your next gathering with these prawn croutes with lime aioli. They look and taste amazing. Lime aioli can be prepared in advance, and prawns can be shelled several hours ahead.
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Prawn, avocado and sweet chilli tarts
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Peppered beef and blue cheese canapés
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Roast pumpkin and fetta bruschetta
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Smoked chicken canapes
Serve your guests this delicious canape that takes just 15 minutes to make. Just drizzle cranberry sauce over juicy chicken strips and serve on a crisp lettuce leaf.
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Corn blini with avocado cream and crab
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Rye toasts with smoked salmon and pickled vegetables
Rye toasts with smoked salmon and pickled vegetables
This simple recipe gives a gourmet edge to the classic toasty. With silky smoked salmon, cream cheese and crunchy rye bread you’ll breathe new life into a lunch time staple.
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Fish scrolls with capsicum salsa
Fish scrolls with capsicum salsa
These delicious fish scrolls are beautiful topped with a zesty capsicum salsa – healthy, fresh and super tasty! They make the perfect finger food for dinner parties.
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Prosciutto wrapped haloumi
Prosciutto and haloumi are a match made in nibble-platter heaven – or use this recipe to take this pumpkin, spinach and haloumi salad to the next level.