These menu planners will help you put together a canapé menu for a party, whatever the occasion. I have suggested 11 canapés for each menu, along with two sweet bites that can replace a couple of the savoury choices, if you prefer. These are just a few suggestions – feel free to mix and match throughout the book as much as you like!
Formal drinks party
blue cheese, pear & walnut blinis 36
courgette & parmesan blinis 37
squash frittatas with pea purée & roasted tomatoes 37
quail’s eggs, crayfish & caviar blinis 54
baba ganoush & feta endives 99
smoked salmon, enoki & white miso cucumber boats 74
sea bass ceviche, lychee & chilli 104
seared beef fillet with horseradish 56
crostini with truffled wild mushrooms 46
honey soy mackerel & daikon maki 71
scallops in pancetta 41
raspberry & lime cheesecakes 129
frangelico truffles 120
Casual drinks party
smoked mackerel, apple & fennel on rye 50
anise crackers, goat’s cheese, honey & thyme 44
spinach, fennel & cumin ricotta cakes 64
harissa aubergine fritters 99
sesame prawn toasts 76
chilli devilled eggs 76
chilli con carne empanadillas 112
tortilla 32
butternut squash & chorizo skewers 32
kofte 94
thai fish cakes 88
white chocolate & cointreau tiramisu 123
portuguese custard tarts 117
Festive winter drinks party
chestnuts & bacon 46
duck breast chinese pancakes with ginger jammy plums 78
persian sausage rolls 94
moroccan chicken puffs 95
borek with mint & honey 98
tandoori prawns 64
spicy salmon skewers 60
pea & potato samosas 65
crostini with truffled wild mushrooms 46
leek & parmesan filo tartlets 46
empanadillas 112
speculoos mousse 122
chestnut & chocolate baskets 116
Summer drinks party
bocconcini skewers 40
jerk chicken & plantain skewers 106
watermelon, feta, basil & balsamic 40
mediterranean vegetable crostini with pesto 29
jamaican-spiced prawn & mango skewers 106
black bean quesadillas 108
gazpacho 28
crab, mango & avocado rolls 80
asian slaw & prawn tarts 90
gochujang chicken skewers 84
pulled pork on cornbread muffins 108
mini pavlovas 126
piña colada jellies 129
The following recipes are all meat-free:
romesco dip 12
guacamole 12
beetroot hummus 13
tzatziki 16
roast carrot, ginger & miso dip 16
tortilla chips 16
black bean hummus 17
marinated feta 17
spicy popcorn 20
stilton & walnut biscuits 20
cayenne & cheddar biscuits 21
madras cheddar biscuits 21
ajo blanco 28
tortilla 32
squash frittatas 37
bocconcini skewers 40
watermelon feta, basil & balsamic 40
asparagus filo cigars 41
crackers with cashew pâté, sun-dried tomatoes & dill 44
anise crackers, goat’s cheese, honey & thyme 44
crostini with truffled wild mushrooms 46
beetroot, cucumber & apple on crispbread 50
beetroot, dill & goat’s cheese cups 56
onion bhajis 61
pani puri 61
spinach, fennel & cumin ricotta cakes 64
pea & potato samosas 65
tofu, ginger & lime spoons 74
chilli devilled eggs 76
yee sang rolls 81
miso-glazed aubergine skewers 86
borek with mint & honey 98
baba ganoush & feta endives 99
dates stuffed with goat’s cheese, pistachios & pomegranate 99
harissa aubergine fritters 99
black bean quesadillas 108
(Check the packaging of cheeses to ensure they are suitable for vegetarians. Desserts containing gelatine are not suitable for vegetarians.)
Looking for gluten-free recipes?
Try a selection from the following:
tortilla 32
squash frittatas 37
watermelon, feta, basil & balsamic 40
bocconcini skewers 40
artichoke, mozzarella & speck 40
spicy salmon skewers 60
chicken tikka skewers 60
tandoori prawns 64
spiced coconut lamb skewers 65
chilli devilled eggs 76
crabstick & avocado maki 71
honey soy mackerel & daikon maki 71
pickled mackerel compressed sushi smoked salmon, enoki & white miso cucumber boats 74
tofu, ginger & lime spoons 74
tuna, daikon & wasabi rolls 80
crab, mango & avocado rolls 80
yee sang rolls 81
gochujang chicken skewers 84
coconut calamari 88
thai fish cakes 88
kofte 94
za’atar roast chicken & sumac labneh
lettuce cups 95
baba ganoush & feta endives 99
dates stuffed with goat’s cheese, pistachios
& pomegranate 99
tequila scallops 104
sea bass ceviche, lychee & chilli 104
tuna & wasabi ceviche 104
jamaican-spiced prawn & mango skewers 106
jerk chicken & plantain skewers 106
chocolate & almond raspberry cakes 117
chocolate & espresso pots 116
frangelico truffles 120
pomegranate molasses fruit salad 122
lemon posset 123
mini pavlovas 126
piña colada jellies 129