New Year's Good Recipes
Published:Thursday | December 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM
Whether you're hosting a full house with all of your friends or having an intimate New Year's dinner, tasty appetisers and great food are in order. Food shares a few New Year's recipe's from Eating. Have an exciting adventures!
Smoked Salmon Bites
A splash of pepper-flavoured vodka gives this salmon spread extra zest.
Wasabi mayonnaise sets off the smoked salmon in these rice-cracker treats. If desired, you can set out the spread, salmon, ginger and rice crackers separately and let your guests build their own (but have plenty of extra salmon on hand if you do).
2 dozen appetisers
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2tsp wasabi paste, or 2 teaspoons wasabi powder mixed with
1tsp water (see Tip)
24 mini rice crackers
4-6 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 24 1-inch pieces
24 small pieces pickled ginger, (see Tip)
1 tsp freshly grated lemon zest
Preparation
Mix mayonnaise and wasabi paste (or reconstituted wasabi powder) in a small bowl.
Top each cracker with 1 piece salmon, 1/2tsp wasabi mayonnaise, 1 piece pickled ginger and a sprinkling of lemon zest.
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare the wasabi mayonnaise (Step 1), cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Tip: Wasabi paste, wasabi powder and pickled ginger can be found in the Asian-foods section of most supermarkets.
Roast Beef & Blue Cheese Spears
16 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
2 tsp reduced-fat sour cream
2 tsp crumbled blue cheese
2 heads of Treviso or Belgian endive, spears separated (see Note)
4 ounces thinly sliced roast beef, cut into ribbons
Preparation
Combine sour cream and blue cheese in a small bowl.
Top Treviso (or Belgian endive) with roast beef and a dollop of the blue cheese cream.
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 1 and store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Garlic Shrimp
Marinating precooked shrimp in garlic- and lemon-infused oil is a simple yet elegant appetiser.
12 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
3 tbs minced garlic
2tbs extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2tsp kosher salt
1/2tsp pepper
1 1/4 pounds cooked shrimp
Preparation
Place garlic and oil in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss with shrimp in a large bowl. Chill until ready to serve.
Apricot Canapes
These sweet and savoury bites are like a cheese course in a. bite.
Menu
16 pieces
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
16 dried apricots
8tsp crumbled blue cheese
2oz chopped shelled pistachios
1/2tsp honey
Freshly ground pepper
Preparation
Top each apricots with 1/2 teaspoon cheese. Sprinkle with pistachios and drizzle with honey; sprinkle with pepper.
Whether you're hosting a full house with all of your friends or having an intimate New Year's dinner, tasty appetisers and great food are in order. Food shares a few New Year's recipes from Eating. Have an exciting adventure!
Apricot Canapes
These sweet and savoury bites are like a cheese course in a bite.
Menu
16 pieces
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
16 dried apricots
8tsp crumbled blue cheese
2oz chopped shelled pistachios
1/2tsp honey
Freshly ground pepper
Preparation
Top each apricots with 1/2 teaspoon cheese. Sprinkle with pistachios and drizzle with honey; sprinkle with pepper.
Smoked Salmon Bites
A splash of pepper-flavoured vodka gives this salmon spread extra zest.
Wasabi mayonnaise sets off the smoked salmon in these rice-cracker treats. If desired, you can set out the spread, salmon, ginger and rice crackers separately, and let your guests build their own (but have plenty of extra salmon on hand if you do).
2 dozen appetisers
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
2tsp wasabi paste, or 2 teaspoons wasabi powder
1tsp water (see Tip)
24 mini rice crackers
4-6 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 24 1-inch pieces
24 small pieces pickled ginger, (see Tip)
1tsp freshly grated lemon zest
Preparation
Mix mayonnaise and wasabi paste (or reconstituted wasabi powder) in a small bowl.
Top each cracker with 1 piece salmon, 1/2tsp wasabi mayonnaise, 1 piece pickled ginger and a sprinkling of lemon zest.
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare the wasabi mayonnaise (Step 1), cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Tip: Wasabi paste, wasabi powder and pickled ginger can be found in the Asian-foods section of most supermarkets.
Garlic Shrimp
Marinating precooked shrimp in garlic- and lemon-infused oil is a simple yet elegant appetiser.
12 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
3tbs minced garlic
2tbs extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2tsp kosher salt
1/2tsp pepper
1 1/4 pounds cooked shrimp
Preparation
Place garlic and oil in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss with shrimp in a large bowl. Chill until ready to serve.
Roast Beef & Blue Cheese Spears
16 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
2tsp reduced-fat sour cream
2tsp crumbled blue cheese
2 heads of Treviso or Belgian endive, spears separated (see Note)
4 ounces thinly sliced roast beef, cut into ribbons
Preparation
Combine sour cream and blue cheese in a small bowl.
Top Treviso (or Belgian endive) with roast beef and a dollop of the blue cheese cream.
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 1 and store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.