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Party food skewers

by Amy Willcock
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  • A fun way to make your own canapés is to prepare a platter or tray with small bowls of cubed mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, pitted olives, a fresh large basil plant for people to pick the leaves off and a bundle of cocktail sticks for guests to make their own canapés. Leave a bowl of olive oil on the side for dunking.
  • Marinated prawns wrapped in mangetouts are very simple to make. Blanch some mange-touts and set aside. Either using a store-bought dressing or your own home-made dressing (I would use something oriental), put your defrosted, cooked prawns into a resealable bag and marinade for a minimum of 2 hours in the fridge. When you’re ready to serve, take a prawn, wrap it with the mangetout and skewer it with a cocktail stick to secure. You can use a Savoy cabbage to display the canapés: poke the sticks into the cabbage and place on a plate.
  • Thread 1 shitaake mushroom onto a sprig of rosemary, leaving all the leaves on the exposed end, and place in a shallow bowl. Whisk together 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 3 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper and pour over the mushrooms. Set aside for a minimum of 1 hour. When ready to cook, heat a ridged pan until smoking, and grill them for about 2 minutes each side. They are delicious hot but can also be served at room temperature.
  • What party would be complete without a sausage on a stick? Cook mini sausages in honey and mustard until glistening, then secure on a stick and serve with a selection of grainy mustards.
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