Savoury party bites

New Year's Eve recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has prawn, caviar, squash, chilli and cheese.

Savoury party bites

Savoury party bites

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: New Years Eve
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Chilli: Chorizo & chilli mini pizzas
  • Cheese: Goat's cheese on toast (all ingredients for recipes below)
  • Prawn: Mango & prawn skewers
  • Squash: Sticky squash with sesame seeds
  • Caviar: Little caviar jackets

Directions

  1. Mango & Prawn skewers3 limes, 1 tbsp grated ginger, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 chopped and deseeded red chilli and 1 tbsp chopped coriander. Cut a large mango into 20 chunks. Thread each onto a small skewer with a large cooked prawn (20 prawns will be about 250g/9oz). Marinate the skewers in the lime dressing for 1 hr (makes 20).
  2. Little caviar jacketsPut 20 small new potatoes on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast for 25 mins at 200C/180C fan/gas 6, then cool to room temp. Cut a small cross in the top of each one, push open a little and top with 1 tsp creme fraiche and some caviar (makes 20).
  3. Sticky squash with sesame seedsPeel a large butternut squash. Cut into 20 x 3cm squares, then mix with 1 tbsp each of soy sauce, sesame oil and honey. Arrange the chunks on a large baking tray lined with baking parchment. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp sesame seeds, season and bake for 20-25 mins at 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 until crisp. Put a cocktail stick in each chunk to serve (makes 20).
  4. Chorizo & chilli mini pizzasUse a pastry cutter to cut out 20 x 6cm circles from a pack of soft Middle Eastern flatbread or wraps. Grate 75g/2.5oz Manchego and chop 75g/2.5oz chorizo and 1/2 a red chilli. Scatter over the bread bases, then bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 10 mins (makes 20).
  5. Goat's cheese on toastRoughly mash 250g/9oz goat's cheese with 2 finely chopped shallots. Toast 5-6 slices of sourdough and stamp out 20 small circles. Spread each circle with some cheese, top with a small blob of chilli jam (you'll need about 3 tbsp) and scatter with chives, snipped from a small packet (makes 20).