Finger food

Good morning Mondayers!

Having recently moved into a new flat, we had a housewarming this weekend! It was such a great way to get everyone together and proudly show off our new place!

It was super summery weather and although we weren't doing a proper dinner party, nibbles were definitely an essential! So I wanted to do yummy finger food - gluten, dairy and sugar free of course - that tied in perfectly with the sunshine, and that wouldn't take me all day to prep! But initially when thinking about what to make, I struggled... Why is it that party/finger food is often based around pastry and bread? A huge assortment of gluten filled treats - sausage rolls, cheese swirls, pizza and sandwiches! I decided it was time to show people how delicious and versatile healthy food can be!

Menu:

Avocado cream

Sundried tomato houmous

Piri piri houmous

Chopped veggies

Crisps and tortilla chips

Grilled sausage bites (not ready in time for the photo)

Brownie bites (also still in the oven!)

The avocado cream is super easy - simply blend as many avocados as you want with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Houmous is also really simple - blend a tin of chick peas with 2 tbsp of olive oil, 60ml of tahini (sesame seed paste), 4 tbsp water, a squeeze of lemon juice and salt and pepper. This will make one batch of plain houmous which is subtle in flavour but supper delicious! To make flavoured spreads, just add to the plain houmous - sundried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, paprika, basil or other herbs.

For the meat eaters I wanted to make cocktail sausages but unfortunately the local supermarket was all out so I bought a selection of flavoured cumberland sausages, grilled them and served them in bite sized chunks with cocktail sticks - the lucky dip sausages were a hit! I think I'll stick to these in future!

And finally, the brownie recipes will be up later this week - so stay tuned for those!

So there it is - my super basic guide to tasty low maintenance nibbles, that take minutes to whip up! Give them a go this weekend - summer is here!

Oh and don't forget - spread a little happiness today! X