Here's a few easy-to-make ideas to get your taste buds going.
Fresh Fruit Jellies
Ingredients
2 Packets Jelly
Fresh Fruit eg Seedless Grapes
Marshmallows (optional)
Mix the packets of jelly as per the instructions on the side of the packet, add in the fresh fruit pieces and marshmallows and fill cup with jelly mix and refrigerate until set. Top with a halved strawberry to serve.
Prawn Rice Paper Rolls
Ingredients (Makes 12)
100g fresh thin egg noodles
2 tsp kecap manis
1 carrot, shredded
1 Lebanese cucumber, finely chopped
6 small butter lettuce leaves, torn in half 1
2 (22cm round) rice paper wrappers
Sweet chilli or soy sauce, for dipping
Method
1. Place noodles in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and stand for 2 minutes or until tender. Drain, rinse in cold water and place in a large bowl.
2. Combine kecap manis and peanut butter in a bowl until smooth and microwave for 20 seconds until warm.
3. Add peanut butter mixture, carrot and cucumber to noodles, toss to combine.
These easy wraps are terrific to take to the beach, pool or a street party, and take approx 30 minutes to make.
1. To make rice paper rolls, dip a round of rice paper in a bowl of hot water for 1 minute until just tender.
2. Place on a board and add a lettuce leaf down the centre, top with a small handful of noodle mixture, roll to enclose the filling.
3. Repeat using remaining lettuce, filling and rice papers, serve with sweet chilli or soy sauce for dipping.
Antipasto Platter
Ingredients (Serves 8)
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed
100g Primo prosciutto, halved lengthways
Olive oil cooking spray
100g (each) kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, chargrilled eggplant and chargrilled capsicum crackers, to serve
Pesto Dip
125g cream cheese, soften
1/2 cup basil pesto
2 tablespoons lemon juice
White Bean Dip
Can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
Method
Arrange asparagus, olives, artichokes, eggplant, capsicum and crackers on a platter. Serve with dips.
Method
Quiches can be made up to 1 month in advance. Freeze in an airtight container. Reheat from frozen on oven tray in 180 °C oven or 160 °C fan for approximately 15 mins.