10-minute appetizers that your friends will love

[mina553]

Orange and Fennel Marinated Olives Recipe




Makes 1 1/2 cups


Ingredients
•1 cup large green brine-cured olives, preferably Sevillano and Castelvetrano
•½ cup kalamata olives
•½ tsp. fennel seeds
•1/8 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
•2 (4-inch) strips fresh orange zest (removed with a vegetable peeler)
•1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Directions

If you're able to find Sevillano olives, rinse them under cold water for 5 minutes, then soak them in cold water for 2 hours. Drain well.

Combine the olives in a medium bowl.

Toast the fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the chile flakes and toast until just fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and add the orange zest and oil. Steep until cool.

Pour the oil mixture over the olives. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 6 hours or refrigerate for up to 3 days. :santa2::tree:

[mina553]

Tuna Tartare on Potato Chips.




Servings: Serves 10
Ingredients
1/2 pound sushi-grade tuna , cut into 1/4" dice
1 tablespoon snipped chives , plus more for garnish
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest , plus more for garnish
2 large bags premium-quality potato chips
Directions
In a nonreactive bowl, combine tuna, 1 tablespoon chives, sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and 1/2 teaspoon zest. Cover and marinate 1 hour in refrigerator.

To serve, spoon 1 teaspoon tuna mixture onto each chip. Garnish with remaining chives and zest.

[mina553]

Trini Mango Chow and Mango Chutney

Can be used as relish or dip

(This is your basic chow recipe but you can add whatever you want to spice it up)

Ingredients:

2 full, half ripe mangoes, peeled, chunked
2 lemons/limes, juiced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt, pepper (or hot peppers) to taste



Method:
Combine all ingredients in a glass bowl and keep adjusting seasonings to taste until you're satisfied with the flavour.

Instead of mangoes, you can use any of the following:

half ripe peaches or nectarines
cucumbers
star fruit ("five fingers" or "carambola")
green guavas
granny smith apples
or any crunchy, sour fruit.

Mango Chutney

This uses the same ingredients as Mango Chow
but you throw it all in a blender or use an electric 'magic wand' or food processor to grind it up.
Adjust seasonings to taste.
Substitute green tomatoes for mangoes.
Keep unused portion in a clean jar/bottle in the fridge.
Use as relish.

[MinnesotaMike]

Excellent contributions! These definitely look worthy of a try.

[ChristmasFairy]

Trini Mango Chow and Mango Chutney
Can be used as relish or dip

Instead of mangoes, you can use any of the following:

half ripe peaches or nectarines
cucumbers
star fruit ("five fingers" or "carambola")
green guavas
granny smith apples
or any crunchy, sour fruit.

Fresh pineapple ........ Trini pineapple chow is 'da bomb' especially if one can get chadon beni instead of cilantro :gelf:

Thank you for those recipes Mina ......
:santa1:

[mina553]

have u ever made it 4 the boys calypso ? my kids love it i like it as chutney