{"id":3281,"date":"2011-09-09T19:54:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T19:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2014-02-17T00:47:33","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T05:47:33","slug":"savouring-early-fall-flavours-with-easy-wine-and-tapas-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/savouring-early-fall-flavours-with-easy-wine-and-tapas-entertaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Savouring Early Fall Flavours With Easy Wine and Tapas Entertaining"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>By Tracey Black<\/p>\n

Tapas-style hors d\u2019oeuvres and casual platters are hands down, my favourite way to entertain and spend time with friends.\u00a0 My experience as a caterer also tells me this style of entertaining almost guarantees a relaxed and lively vibe at a party and is perfect for casual early fall soir\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

I like to serve an array of tasty bites as part of a lengthier cocktail hour before a BBQ or as a tapas style dinner. The pressure is off, the food is make ahead, eye appealing and more time is spent enjoying your guests, and of course your fab food!\u00a0 Throw in a terrace, several bottles of great wine and enjoy summer entertaining at its best.<\/p>\n

The menu possibilities are endless and there are countless delicious appetizers<\/a> to choose from in Spanish, Italian, French, South American and of course regional Canadian cuisine.\u00a0 An hors d\u2019oeuvre that is loved by our clients and has been on our menu for years in Marinated Chevre on Croustade with Roasted Tomato and Grilled Artichoke.<\/p>\n

With little preparation or cooking, this gorgeous bite will become a staple in your repertoire and a base for creating alternative versions.\u00a0 Enjoy with a refreshing ros\u00e9 such as Kim Crawford 2010 Pansy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Marinated Chevre on Croustade w\/ Roasted Tomato & Grilled Artichoke
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Makes 3 dozen<\/p>\n

Croustade:\u00a0 Slice 1 baguette as thin as possible \u2013 about \u00bc inch.\u00a0 Brush lightly with olive oil and bake until hard but not browned. 5-10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Chevre:\u00a0 Mix 200g Chevre with 1 TB olive oil or your favourite infused oil. Season with salt<\/p>\n

Roasted Tomato:\u00a0 Slice 18 grape tomatoes in half, toss with, fresh thyme,\u00a0 olive oil, salt and pepper and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.\u00a0 Roast in 325F oven for 30-40 minutes until they are tender and wrinkled.<\/p>\n

Grilled Artichoke:\u00a0 Purchase grilled artichokes packed in olive oil at your favourite Italian grocery.\u00a0 Do not use can artichokes as they are too acidic. Depending upon size of artichoke, cut into 6-8 pieces from top to bottom.<\/p>\n

Assembly<\/p>\n

Place 5g of chevre off to the side of the croustade. Place the tomato and artichoke slightly coming off of the cheese and onto the croustade. Top with chervil or micro greens just before service.<\/p>\n

Alternative Toppings:\u00a0 olives or tapenade, your favourite pesto, fresh figs, prosciutto, saut\u00e9ed mushrooms or grilled peppers.<\/p>\n

Tracey Black is owner and chef of Epicuria Fine Foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tracey Black Tapas-style hors d\u2019oeuvres and casual platters are hands down, my favourite way to entertain and spend time with friends.\u00a0 My experience as a caterer also tells me this style of entertaining almost guarantees a relaxed and lively vibe at a party and is perfect for casual early fall soir\u00e9es. I like to serve an array of tasty bites as part of a lengthier cocktail hour before a BBQ or as a tapas style dinner. The pressure is off, the food is make ahead, eye appealing and more time is spent enjoying your guests, and of course your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,232,233],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-wine-pairing","category-hors-doeuvres-wine","category-hors-doeuvres-recipe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3281"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17836,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281\/revisions\/17836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}