tapas/meze ideas

[Toufas]

hello.

my friends want to have a biggish get together and they want me to help with the cooking. since i cant do everything alone, i was thinking of making some bitesize pieces that i can show them how to do it and i can have a production line of people making them

so, what are your ideas?

[SobaAddict70]

You could try gambas al ajillo (shrimp with garlic).

Very easy -- sprinkle salt atop peeled deveined shrimp, let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. heat olive oil in a skillet, lightly brown some chopped garlic, add shrimp. cook until shrimp turn bright pink, remove from heat, add some chopped parsley and serve immediately. great with toast points.

[Little Colleen]

how about any kind of dumpling or similar...like wontons that you could make by just whizzing ingredients together in a food processor then plopping spoonfuls onto wonton wrappers & sealing - just about anyone can do this. Or retro but everyone likes -- wrapping bacon around scallops & searing. Anything on skewers -- veg skewers, chicken, fish/shrimp, or fruit (easiest since no cooking required). You can make them simple or more sophisticated depending what ingredients you choose and the audience eating them.

[Kouign Aman]

meatballs.

potato cubes in spicy sauce

marinated tomatoes (cut big tomatoes into chunks)

marinated mushrooms

[Toufas]

anything with less sauce that would stand on its own? i am thinking of stuffed vine leaves, grilled octapus, and some spanakopita

[baroness]

I was going to suggest dolmas!

Tiropita would be good, too.

[fooey]

Get some Medjool dates, show them how to remove the seed and replace it with an almond, then wrap each date in a slice (or half slice) of bacon, stick a toothpick through them to secure the bacon, and then deep fry in olive oil until the bacon is done. Sweet, savory, crunchy, and they always get raves.

I've done bananas and sweet 'taters this way too, just no almond.

Edited September 16, 2009 by fooey (log)