Cocktail parties are a summertime favorite. The backyard can usually accommodate more guests than the house. It’s also more forgiving. A red wine spill on your lawn isn’t a big deal. That same spill on your carpet could reasonably result in punitive action.
A good cocktail party includes hors d’oeuvres. People like that but more importantly a little snack tends to curtail drunken foolishness.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 3 plum tomatoes, chopped and seeded
- 20 leaves of fresh basil, sliced thin
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Olive oil to drizzle
- Coarse salt
Ingredients
- Pre heat broiler
- Slice bread, about 12 slices
- Toast bread under the broiler, keep an eye on it
- When it browns, take it out
- Brush the slices with olive oil
- And spread a small amount of garlic on each one
- Toss the tomatoes with basil, a dash of olive oil and a little salt
- Place a spoonful of the tomato mixture on each slice of bread and serve
Ingredients
- 1 pkg ravioli from the refrigerated section of the market
- 3/4 c breadcrumbs in a shallow dish
- 2 eggs
- Oil to fry
- Marinara sauce, warmed for dipping
Ingredients
- Whisk the eggs
- Dip the ravioli, one at a time in egg, then breadcrumbs
- Heat the oil in a large skillet
- Fry the coated ravioli about 1 min per side until golden
- Serve immediately with the warm sauce in a bowl for a dipping option.
Ingredients
- 1 container of bocconcini (small fresh balls of mozzarella)
- 1 c each of cantaloupe and honeydew balls. Use a small melon baller
- 6-8 oz prosciutto, thinly sliced. Preferably prosciutto de Parma
Ingredients
- Use long tooth picks
- Make some combinations of a melon ball wrapped in a small slice of prosciutto (just enough to wrap it, cut off the extra and use it on the next one)
- Make some combinations of mozzarella balls wrapped in prosciutto
- Make some with a mozzarella ball and a melon ball
- Make some with all 3
- Pierce the combinations with a tooth pick and serve them as one bite treats on a platter
- Include a small bowl for discarded toothpicks.
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Enjoy your hors d’oeuvres
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