Calculate about 6 oysters per person as an appetizer. If serving oysters as a main course, plan on 1 dozen per person. If your guests are oyster connoisseurs, you can go up to 15 per person. Serve the oysters with lemon wedges, spicy sauces and mignonettes.
Рубрика: Appetizers
-
Negroni Sbagliato
The basic Negroni contains vermouth, Campari and gin. In this sbagliato version, sparkling wine replaces the gin. (Sbagliato means “mistake” in Italian, since the cocktail was born out of a mistake by a barman who used the wrong ingredient.) The fizzy wine makes this cocktail lighter and fresher than the classic version. It tastes of summer vacation.
-
Imperial Roll-Style Grilled Shrimp Salad
This salad has everything to please when the temperature rises: freshness, ease of execution and quick cooking. Bonus? This is a simplified version of a well-known dish. The salad includes all the ingredients you love in spring rolls: grilled shrimp, cucumber, mint leaves and vermicelli. All that’s left to do is to assemble—not roll!—and savour.
-
Spaghetti Squash Marinara
The fall flavours of this vegetarian recipe make it an excellent appetizer. A perfect culinary illusion, the spaghetti squash stands in for pasta in this dish. Slice it and cook it in the oven, then divide it between plates. Once the flesh has been shredded, add tomato sauce and top with cheese and basil. Everyone will be charmed by this delightful dish.
-
Vegan Tofu Spread
Feel like trying a homemade version of that famous store-bought tofu spread? This all-purpose snack has a creamy texture and evokes the taste of eggs, without containing any. It’s perfect served with crudités and bread. Nutritious and easy to make with handy ingredients, it’ll put some sunshine in your autumn.
-
Sous Vide Leek Confit with Lemon-Thyme Dressing
Harvested in spring and fall, leeks are the highlight of this refined dish that’s sweet on your wallet. Cooked sous vide, the vegetable is elegantly served and will melt in your mouth.
-
Earl Grey Gin Sour
Combine gin and Earl Grey tea into a single beverage that’s a perfect marriage of both. This cocktail offers delicious citrus and bergamot aromas, thanks to the infusion of Earl Grey tea in the alcohol. Tangy notes balance out the strong presence of tea with a lemony touch. This cocktail has become an instant favourite.
-
Quick Rosemary Focaccia
Use store-bought pizza dough to make this speedy focaccia. Simply roll the ball of dough in herbs and cook it in a pie mould. Moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, you’ll get a winning aperitif every time.
-
Small Milk Buns with Black Garlic Butter
Light as a feather, these moist little buns with black garlic butter, a trendy ingredient, possibly make the best accompaniment to a bowl of soup. It’s not surprising that this winning combo is offered at Café RICARDO restaurants. As clients have often asked for the recipe, you’d better take notes! It’s now or never!
-
Mont Blanc Cherry Slush
This icy pleasure will awake nostalgic memories of that good old slush from the summers of our youth. First, make cherry juice, adding a good quantity of lemon juice, then dump everything into the ice cream maker to turn it into slush. Divide among glasses and top with a scoop of ice cream. Drink it with a large straw, a long spoon, and try to avoid brain freeze!