RECIPE

Zesty Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:

6 hard boiled eggs
½ C finely shredded cheese (2 ozs.)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3 Tbsp mayonnaise or half and half
1 tsp prepared horseradish
½ tsp ground (dry) mustard
⅛ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper 

Boil eggs twenty minutes. Drain. Run cold water over eggs and peel. Cut in half and put yokes in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Mix. Stuff mixture into egg whites. Can garnish with pimento slices or sliced stuffed olives. Chill.

 

Cucumber Dip

Ingredients:

1 cucumber, peeled, halved, and seeds removed
16 oz. reduced fat sour cream
white vinegar
salt, kosher or regular
1 tbsp. chopped onion
1 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. white wine

Grate cucumber and set in shallow bowl. Fill the bowl with half white vinegar and half water over cucumber. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for l hour at room temperature.
Drain grated cucumber well. Mix cucumber, sour cream, chopped onion, dill, and white cooking wine together. Season with salt and pepper. Chill for a couple of hours.

Serve with veggies and baked pita bread.

Crab Delight

Ingredients:

Cream: 
8 oz. cream cheese
1 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp horseradish

Add: 
1 7.5 oz can crabmeat
2 Tbsp chopped onion
¼ c chopped ripe olives
Turn into greased shallow dish or pie plate. Top with 2Tbsp toasted slivered almonds. 
Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
Serve with crackers.

Corn Dip

Ingredients:

2 cans Mexicorn – drained
2 c mayonnaise
2 c Monterey Jack cheese – grated
1 c parmesan cheese – grated
½ c jalapeno peppers – chopped

Mix well and bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with Frito Scoops

Caviar mousse

Ingredients:

5 large hard boiled eggs
4 oz jar of caviar 
1 c mayo 
1/2 c sour cream 
3T grated onion 
1 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce 
2T lemon juice 
1/8 t cayenne pepper 
1 envelope gelatin 
1/4 c cold water 


Combine mayo, sour cream, eggs, seasoning 
Gently fold in caviar 
Stir gelatin into cold water and heat to dissolve 
Cool slightly and fold into above mixture
Chill at least 4 hours
Unfold and serve with your favorite crackers

 

Feta and Olive Medley

Ingredients:

Serves 10

8 ounces firm feta cheese, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons capers
Zest of half a lemon
3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
1 cup pitted Kalamata olives
1 teaspoon olive juice from Kalamata olive jar
½ cup green Manzanilla olives
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. 
Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 days.
Serve mixture with crackers and bread.

(Herb Day 2009 hospitality table recipe)

Cranberry-Gorgonzola Appetizer Tart

Ingredients:

1 refrigerated pie crust (from 15-ounce package), at room temperature
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¾ c crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, at room temperature
2 Tbsp milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 c fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped, or 2/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries 
3 Tbsp chopped green onions
2 Tbsp chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare piecrust as directed on package for 1-crust baked shell using a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Trim excess piecrust even with top of pan. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Cool 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
2. Combine cream cheese and Gorgonzola cheese in a medium mixing bowl; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in milk and egg until well mixed. Gently stir in cranberries and gr ...

Tomato Polenta Tartlets & Basil Mayonnaise

Ingredients:

36 small cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
5 c water
2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1 c (6 oz) polenta
2/3 c grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 c pesto
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
Black pepper

For tartlets: Rinse 3 mini muffin pans (12 cups per pan) with cold water; shake off excess water. Mix tomatoes, garlic, and oil in medium bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let stand 15 minutes. Arrange 4 tomato quarters, cut side up, in bottom of each prepared muffin cup. 
Bring water and salt to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in polenta. Reduce heat to medium and cook until polenta thickens, whisking almost constantly, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook until ...

Olive Pinwheels

Ingredients:

24 large pimento stuffed green olives
1 8oz. package cream cheese
3/4 cup finely minced toasted pecans

Drain olives & pat dry. 
Form softened cream cheese around olives & roll in minced pecans. 
Chill overnight.
To serve, slice in half & arrange on a platter with greens. (serves 24)

(Herb Day 2010 hospitality table recipe)

Sugar and Spice Nuts

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 300º

¼ C packed brown sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 egg white
½ C dried cranberries
1 C salted cashews
1 C pecan halves
1 C dry-roasted peanuts

Combine dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk egg white; add nuts and combine. Add sugar mixture and stir well. Bake on greased cookie sheet until golden.
Makes 3½ cups

(Herb Day 2010 hospitality table recipe)

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