Gin and Honey-Cured Salmon Gravlax
Рубрика: Appetizers
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Mixed-Seed Crackers
We flip for a killer cheese board, especially during the holidays (who doesn’t, frankly?), but the dependable cocktail-party staple can get tired and repetitive. Our solution? Focus on the accompaniments. Homemade crackers and a tangy condiment.
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Loaded Baby Potatoes
Scaled-down riffs on common comfort foods make for fun conversation-starters. Take these baby potatoes, studded with bacon and dollops of sour cream. They’re basically our version of loaded baked potatoes, only in itty-bitty, snackable form. Lightly smashed to better soak up flavours of garlic, thyme and bacon fat, the taters are sure to be scooped up and scarfed down in no time.
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Honey Cilantro BBQ Wings
So you like spicy food and your taste buds are up for a challenge? Add a few drops of hot sauce. Want even more? Replace the corn chips with barbecue-flavoured chips!
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Wrapped Breadsticks
If you like exploring new tastes, try using red-pepper hummus, whipped cream cheese with chives or a mixture of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard as the “glue” for your appetizers.
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Creamy Onion Soup with Fried Sage and Rosemary
A creamy soup with four—count ’em, four—ingredients: Now there’s a recipe to ease holiday stress! There’s a strong possibility you have all the items you need in your pantry already. Onions, olive oil, chicken broth and potatoes are all it takes to make this inexpensive and refined first course that you simply reheat before serving.
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Spinach and Mashed Potatoes au Gratin
While they’re a bit on the labour-intensive side, we didn’t want to omit mashed potatoes from the holiday table. Our solution: an anti-stress version that doesn’t require an insanely smooth, puréed texture. It’s even okay if it has lumps! Prepare this dish in advance and, bonus, reheat in the oven that was used to roast the turkey, while the bird rests on the counter before serving.
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Honey Rosemary Whisky Sour
“When I was building this cocktail, I wanted to add a smoky layer to play well with the leathery notes of the whisky and evoke the peaty character of single-malt Scotch. The solution? A lightly charred rosemary sprig. Not only does it look festive, it levels out the sweetness of the honey and the tart zing of the lemon. Cheers!” — Étienne Marquis, RICARDO chef and recipe developer
