44 vent appetiser Recipes

chicken breasts , cut into cubes, puff pastry sheets (or 6 large vol au vents), butter, flour, chicken stock, milk, white wine, dried tarragon (not too much), shallots (depending on size), salt & pepper

salmon portions, extra light cream cheese, eggs, capers, chopped, dill sprigs, chopped, chopped chives, vol au vent, green beans, trimmed, baby spinach, kalamata olives, halved, shredded rind and juice of 1 lemon, olive oil

grated sharp cheddar cheese, grated onions, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, cayenne pepper (optional), english muffin, toasted

charentais muskmelons, white pineau (approx ) or 200 ml sherry wine, port (approx) or 200 ml fortified wine (approx), fresh mint sprig, to serve

prawns or 24 shrimp, large cooked, shredded lettuce, cucumber, peeled and sliced, grapes, green, avocado, seafood sauce

butter, onion, finely diced, mushrooms, drained and thinly sliced, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, condensed cream of asparagus soup, dry sherry, diced cooked chicken breast meat, frozen puff pastry shells, thawed

vol-au-vent cases, margarine, onion, chopped, chicken thigh fillets, in small cubes, dry white wine, fresh herbs (thyme, marjoram, rosemary) or 1/2 tsp herbes de provence, fresh mushrooms or 150 g canned mushrooms, pink pepper (in brine) or 2 tsp green peppers (in brine), cream, cornstarch, white wine, water, salt, pepper, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce

vol-au-vent cases or 2 (100 g) puff pastry shells, garlic clove, crushed, spring onions, sliced, dried tarragon, salt, pepper, butter, chicken thigh fillets, sliced, white wine, cream, cornflour, water

fish (sheepshead or of your choice), lemon, red pepper, crushed, garlic clove, crushed, bay leaf, crushed, thyme, crabmeat, mushroom, broiled, shrimp, cooked and peeled, shallots, minced, butter, flour, cream, sherry wine, patty shell (vol-au-vent shell)

fresh squeezed orange juice, sugar, salt and pepper, chicken stock, heavy cream, cognac, olive oil, lobster meat, diced, shiitake mushrooms, diced, chopped shallots, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, white pepper, prepared vol au vent shells ( puff pastry shells, available frozen in most supermarkets), fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced, sea salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature (225g), minced parsley, minced chives, minced shallots, freshly grated black pepper, fresh lemon juice, pernod or 1 tbsp pastis, very large top-quality canned snails, drained, puff pastry , cases (mini vol-au-vent cases), readymade sheet puff pastry

chopped dark chicken meat, cucumber, ginger, soy sauce, peanuts (optional for those with peanut allergies), hoisin sauce, scallion

semolina, fine, bengal gram flour (besan), turmeric powder, sour thick curds, baking soda, cooking oil, salt, red chili powder, oil, for greasing, green chilies , paste of, ginger , paste of, oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chilies , slit, asafetida powder, grated coconut , for garnishing, chopped coriander leaves , for garnishing

cottage cheese, knorr coating mix, eggs, heinz ketchup, oil, to deep fry

cottage cheese, knorr coating mix, eggs, chat masala, oil , for deep frying

eggplant, green peppers, red chillies, garlic cloves, tomato paste concentrate, water, white wine vinegar, crisply baked turkish or other flatbread to serve