Tag: Appetizers

Cowboy Caviar

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A fresh, simple dip that can be thrown together in under 15 minutes!

Cowboy Caviar makes a great side dish for any picnic, potluck, or party, and is a great way to use up your summer produce!

Ingredients

  • 3 Roma tomatoes seeds removed, diced
  • ⅓ cup red onion diced
  • 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 can black eyed peas rinsed and drained
  • 1 ½ cups frozen sweet corn thawed
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper seeds removed, diced into very small pieces
  • ⅓ cup Cilantro finely chopped

dressing

  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice fresh preferred
  • 2 tablespoons Chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Tortilla chips for serving
  • Combine tomatoes, onion, black beans, black eyed peas, corn, pepper, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss/stir well so that ingredients are well-combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, Chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Pour dressing over other ingredients and stir/toss very well.
  • Keep refrigerated. If not serving immediately, be sure to toss/stir well before serving.

Enjoy!!

Holiday Party Charcuterie Wreath.

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This is the easiest appetizer to make for any holiday part or even just to impress your guests on an evening in. This recipe you can make however many you’d like I’ll just provide the basics of what I put on the skewers.

What you need:

  1. Mini Skewers
  2. Mini Bocconcini
  3. Salami
  4. Chorizo (can be swapped for prosciutto or any meat of your choice)
  5. Stuffed Olives
  6. Cherry Tomatoes
  7. Basil
  8. Rosemary

Assemble however you would like and arrange on a plate. I specifically made a wreath for a Christmas party which was super fun and everyone loved it.

Enjoy!

Chunky Greek Summer Salad.

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A nice light and healthy side option for your dinner or could be served as a starter on mini skewers.

Ingredients:

  • 1 red pepper chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • 1.5 cucumbers chopped into 1 inch slices and then quartered
  • 1 pint of cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 cup of sliced black olives
  • 250g of feta cubed
  • 1 shallot sliced thinly
  • 3 Tbsps of red wine vinegar
  • 3 Tbsps of olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1.5 Tsp of oregano
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • Parsley to garnish

Add all of the chopped veggies into a big bowl. Add in the vinegar, oil, garlic, feta and oregano. Toss together and add in salt and pepper to taste and top off with parsley.

Enjoy!

Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad.

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This is a summer must have! Easy to make, feeds a crowd, great for entertaining and simply delicious!

  • 8 oz of pasta
  • 3 ears of corn grilled (or 2 cans of drained corn), removed from the cob
  • 1/3 cup of sour cream
  • 1/2 cup of mayo
  • Zest and juice of 2 limes
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp of chipotle chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 Tbsp of your favourite hot sauce ( we used Fury wing sauce)
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 cup of cilantro
  • 1/2 cup red onion
  • 1 medium bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup of cotija cheese or feta, plus more for topping
  • optional for garnish: diced avocado
  1. Cook your pasta according to package directions. Once done, drain and rinse under cold water.
  2. If you haven’t already done so, cut the corn off of the cobb and place into a large bowl.
  3. Make the sauce by mixing together the sour cream, mayo, lime zest and juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin, hot sauce and a couple large pinches of salt and pepper.
  4. Into the bowl with corn, mix in the pasta, cilantro, red onion, avocado, bell pepper, and cotija. Pour the sauce over top and toss to combine.
  5. Garnish as desired!

Enjoy!

Caesar Dressing.

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My Go To Caesar Dressing!

This is the ultimate dressing to make many of my favourite recipes which I will include my Air fryer Caesar Hot wings Below for your enjoyment (my favourite kind of wings).

Caesar Dressing
1.5 Cups of plain Greek yogurt
Juice of 1 Lemon
3 Cloves of Garlic
Handful of Fresh Parsley
Handful of Fresh Dill
1Tbsp of Tahini
1Tsp of Dijon
1/3 Cup of Parmesan
Cracked Pepper to taste

Add it all to a blender and blend until smooth!

Caesar Hot Wings with Caesar Salad

To make the Caesar hot Wings add 1 Tbsp of baking powder, salt and pepper to taste in a bowl and mix. Add in 2lbs of Chicken wings and evenly coat. Add them to the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes flipping half way through.

In another bowl add 1/4 cup of the Caesar dressing and 1/4 cup of hot sauce (I use franks but any hot sauce will work). Mix that together and when the wings are done toss them and coat evenly.

Top with fresh dill and enjoy!