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Fast & easy Christmas appetizers
McNeil House & Geri Harper shared some of her fastest, easiest and most popular Christmas appetizer recipes with us. You can entertain like a chef this holiday season.
Proscuitto wrapped and roasted Asparagus
12 slices of prosciutto
24 fat asparagus spears (or 48 skinny ones, but the fat ones are the best)
Grated parmesan cheese
Fresh grated black pepper
Cut each slice of prosciutto in half lengthways
Peel the bottom of each asparagus spear with a potato peeler
Wrap the prosciutto around each asparagus spear; lay on a lightly oiled baking tray. Sprinkle with a little parmesan and a twist of black pepper. Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 6 minutes. Serve warm.
Quails Eggs with Zaatar Dip
Allow about 3 eggs per person. (These can be bought in the oriental supermarkets)
4 heaped Tbs. of dry toasted sesame seeds
2 Tbs. thyme or oregano
2 Tbs. powdered sumac
1 tsp. cumin powder
4 doz. Quail eggs
Place the eggs in a large pan and just cover with water, bring to a boil and turn off the heat, leave for 4 minutes, gently drain and allow the eggs to dry.
Mix all the ingredients for the Zaatar mix together and keep in a screw top jar ’til needed.
You can add half a teaspoon of salt to the mix if you desire.
Goat cheese Tartlets with Cranberry Onion Orange Comfit
Store bought 3” pastry cases, baked
1pk. Goat cheese
1pk. Philly plain cream cheese
1pk. Fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup and a splash of orange juice
1 large red onion chopped finely
1 small jar orange marmalade
Chives to garnish
Make up the cranberry sauce, (follow directions on the packet, but with less liquid) allow to cool and thicken.
Sweat the onions in an ounce of butter with a spritz of oil.
Add the cranberries and the orange marmalade to the onions with the zest of an orange, allow to simmer until thick.
Let the comfit cool and store in the fridge.
Mix together the goat cheese and the Philly until smooth spoon or pipe into the pastry cases and spoon on the cranberry. Add a small snip of chive to decorate.
Devils on Horseback
36 prunes without stones (dried apricots are an alternative)
12 strips of bacon
Cocktail skewers
Stretch each strip of bacon with the back of a knife until doubled in length, cut into three.
Wrap each prune with a small strip of bacon and skewer.
Place on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes until the bacon is browned and cooked. Serve warm.
Angels on horseback are scallops or water chestnuts wrapped in bacon.
