37 aperitif appetiser charentais Recipes

london dry gin, vodka, cocchi americano (italian aperitif wine), a grapefruit twist

passion-fruit nectar, sparkling white wine , such as champagne or prosecco, well chilled

water, honey, star anise, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, split, zest of 1/2 lime, zest of 1/2 orange, stalk lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped, mint leaves, chopped, mango, diced, pineapple, diced, blood (or navel ) orange fillets, mamey sapote, diced, charentais (or other favorite ) melon, diced, lychees, peeled (substitute as desired), grapes, sliced in half, coconut meat, thinly sliced, toasted and broken into bitesized pieces, passion fruit , cut in half crosswise, very ripe finger bananas , (or quartered regular bananas), sliced in half, lengthwise, star fruit, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices

milk, good-quality yogurt , preferably not fat-free, honey, cantaloupe or another orange melon, such as crenshaw, charentais, or cavaillon, green honeydew melon, watermelon, light brown sugar, limes, cut into wedges

caster sugar, level tbsp chopped fresh mint, orange-flesh melon , eg, charentais, de-seeded and peeled, watermelon, peeled, mint , for decoration

eggs, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, buttermilk, melted vanilla ice cream

water, granulated white sugar, dried lavender (or 1/2 cup of fresh lavender), vanilla bean , split lengthwise and scraped, lavender simple syrup , to taste, chilled champagne (or sparkling wine), fresh lavender, to decorate

violet liqueur , preferably creme yvette, fresh lemon juice, ice cube, prosecco, lemon twists or 1 fresh edible flowers such as violets, for decoration

prosecco (recommend korbel brut) or 100 ml champagne, brut (recommend korbel brut), sparkling water, elderflower syrup, organic mint leaf, organic limes , juice of, organic lime, sliced, ice cube

dry white wine, superfine sugar, lemons , zest of, each cut in a long strip, lemons , juice of

frozen mango chunks , slightly defrosted, sugar, moscato, chilled dry champagne, lavender blossoms or rose petals

currant juice, creme de cassis (black currant-flavored liqueur), fresh lemon juice, chilled sparkling water, chilled champagne, fresh blackberries

cranberries, fresh or thawed frozen, shredded orange peel, sugar, chardonnay

fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, grated lemon peel, lemon juice, chilled sparkling wine such as champagne or spumante, or sparkling apple cider, fresh mint sprigs, rinsed