Everybody likes to entertain but, we don’t always either have the time or simply don’t want to have to prepare a sit down dinner. Entertaining with finger food is the easy way. Everything is prepared in advance and you just simply put it out for your guests to help themselves, leaving you free to have a good time without being stuck running between the kitchen and the dining, making sure you bring out the next dish on time, not really enjoying yourself.
Suggestions for finger foods and savouries
Base
- Bread (fresh or toasted), e.g. white, brown, pumpernickle, rye, herb
- Dry biscuits or corn chips
- Flat breads, e.g. mountain bread, lavash, pita bread
- French bread stick, sliced
- Sliced cucumber, cherry tomatoes, fresh dates, celery sticks
- Small pastry cases
- Tiny picklets or scones
- Tiny steamed new potatoes
Spread or filling
- Commercial dips, or make your own see my dip recipes
- Margarine or butter
- Sour cream, cream cheese, natural yoghurt, mayonaise
- Tapenade, pesto, sauces
Toppings and garnishes
- Salmon roe, smoked trout/salmon, anchovies, oprawns, crabmeat, rollmops, canned oysters or mussels
- Gherkins, olives, mushrooms, asparagus, sundried-tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers
- Any kind of cheese, bocconcini
- Cooked sliced sausage, ham, fried crispy bacon pieces
- Springs of chives, parsley, dill, basil or coriander (chopped or whole)
- Salsa, chutney
