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Party finger food

Here are a number of easy, stylish and delicious recipes to serve at your next party.  There's everything from Devilled Nuts to Curried Sesame Chicken and Choc-Mint Meringues.  Whatever your party is celebrating you'll be sure your guests will be well fed.
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Devilled nuts
 Makes 4½ cups.

  • 500g unsalted mixed nuts  (almonds, brazil nuts, pecans, macadamias, cashew nuts)
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Preheat the oven to a slow 150°C.
  • Spread the nuts in a single layer on a baking tray and roast for 10 minutes.
  • Whisk the egg until frothy, then add the nuts, curry powder, cumin and salt. Toss together and return to the oven for a further 10- 15 minutes, then allow to cool.
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Fried ravioli
Makes 25 pieces

  • 25 pieces frozen ravioli, thawed
  • 1/2 cup polenta
  • ​Spicy tomato sauce or salsa
  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large pan.
  • Toss the thawed ravioli in the polenta.
  • When oil is hot drop a small cube of bread into it.  The bread should turn brown in 1-2 minutes.
  • Fry the ravioli in batches until golden.
  • Serve with a good quality spicy tomato sauce or salsa.
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​Mini Lamb Kebabs
Makes approx. 30
Can be made a day ahead

  • 500g lamb fillets
  • ¼ cup (60ml) olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup (60ml) olive oil, extra
 
 

  • Cut lamb into thin strips. Pound strips lightly to flatten, cut into 4 cm lengths. Thread strips onto 30 small skewers, about 13 cm long.
  • Place kebabs in a shallow dish; pour over combined oil, juice, garlic, herbs, pepper and mustard. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
  • Drain lamb and reserve marinade. Heat extra oil in a large pan, add kebabs in batches, cook over high heat until lamb is browned and just tender; remove kebabs from pan. Add reserved marinade to pan and bring to the boil. Pour over kebabs – serve warm or cold.
  • Decorate platter with sliced chilli, capsicums cherry tomatoes. ​
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Curried Sesame Chicken
Makes approx. 30
Can be made a day ahead
 
  • 10 chicken thigh fillets
  • 1 ½ cups (375ml) greek-style yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons mango chutney
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon curry paste
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¾ cup (110g) sesame seeds, toasted
  • Cut chicken into 2 cm pieces. Blend or process yoghurt, chutney, sherry, vinegar, paste, garlic and spices until combined.
  • Combine chicken with ¾ cup (180 ml) of the marinade in a bowl, cover, refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Reserve remaining marinade for serving.
  •  Heat large pan, add undrained chicken mixture and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes or until chicken is tender. Toss chicken in seeds.
  • Serve hot or cold with reserved marinade. ​​


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Choc-Mint Meringues
Makes approx. 40
Can be made two days ahead
 
  • 3 egg whites
  • ¾ cup (165g) castor sugar
  • 2 x 35g packets peppermint crisp bars, chopped
 
 

  • Beat egg whites and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer for about 10 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture is stiff and glossy.
  • Fold in peppermint crisps. Drop tablespoons of mixture into small 5cm paper patty cases on oven trays. Bake in a very slow oven (usually 120° C) for about 45 minutes or until firm.
  • Cool in oven with door ajar
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