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Cocktail party

Helen Goh’s baked custard affogato.

Baked custard affogato with meringue brittle

Two key elements of this impressive dinner party dessert can be made in advance − just add espresso.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
EASY

Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli

This sweet, savoury, spicy, rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Rock oysters with gazpacho dressing. 
EASY

Oysters with gazpacho

This festive, bright-red gazpacho is a perfect accompaniment.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Mozzarella and olive salad.
EASY

If you love a caprese salad but your tomatoes aren’t ripe enough this Adam Liaw twist will hit the spot

Tomatoes are starting to come good now, but if you love a caprese salad, try this one for when tomatoes aren’t at their best.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Serve the dip with crudite and these crunchy, gluten-free seeded crackers.
EASY

Roasted carrot and sumac dip with sesame crackers

A dietary-requirements-friendly dip that’s perfect for summer entertaining.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters.
EASY

Green pea and spinach fritters

This versatile recipe ticks all the boxes and can be served for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a party snack.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed flatbreads with minted yoghurt. 

Stuffed flatbreads with mint yoghurt

These fluffy, fragrant flatbreads are perfect for lunch with a squeeze of lemon and some mint yoghurt for dipping.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Crowd-pleasing cheesy Greek-inspired pull-apart.
EASY

Greek-inspired pull-apart with lemon, honey and garlic

These warm, cheesy rolls are magic – they will evaporate before your very eyes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream makes the perfect Logies party snack

Potato skins are often treated as leftovers, but in my house they are the main event.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Sweet chilli Philly gets an update.
EASY

This sweet chilli Philly upgrade is perfect for Friday night drinks

With a little more crunch and interplay of sweet, sour and funk, this baked feta is snack perfection in four ingredients.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/cocktail-party-l9s