Three Easy Tasty Appetisers to Make

It was an invite to a drinks and nibbles evening with a brief of bring a plate.

But what to make?

So I decided on these three appetisers to present on one large platter.

Caramel Bacon Mini Sausages

Goat Cheese Tulips

and

Cranberry Cheese Mini Crackers.

All tasty morsels, with the bonus of being simple and quick to make and bake.

As listed for each appetiser recipe.

Caramel Bacon Mini Sausages

You will need:

12 Small size breakfast sausages

6 Streaky Bacon Rashers

3 heaped tablespoons of Brown sugar

1 teaspoon Paprika

Toothpicks for serving

To Make:

Pierce the sausages with a knife.

Cut the streaky bacon rashers in half and wind a piece of bacon around each sausage.

Use extra bacon rashers if needed.

Place them in a baking parchment paper lined baking pan.

Sprinkle brown sugar over the tops.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Cook for 20 minutes in a 180 Celcius (356 F) preheated oven.

Remove from the oven.

Turn each sausage over and place under a grill to brown.

Cool.

Cut each sausage in half.

Place a toothpick into each cut piece.

You will need:

Feta cheese

Mini oval Tomatoes and baby Gherkin pickles.

(One tomato and one gherkin make one tulip).

Toothpicks

To Make:

Cut small cubes of feta cheese.

Cut each tomato in a cross.

Cut the mini Gerkin in half lengthwise but not to the base.

Push a toothpick up through the base of the gherkin leaving a small piece of toothpick out for handling.

Then slide the tomato from the base, onto the toothpick, holding the gherkin at the base of its cut so the gherkin splays like leaves.

Pop a piece of feta inside the tomato.

You will need:

Mini-size round crackers

Blueberry or blackcurrant Chutney

Harvatti or Gouda cheese

Cranberry Jelly

Chives

To Make:

Arrange the crackers on a board.

Spread each with a little chutney.

Place a cut square of cheese on top.

On top of the cheese spoon a dollop of cranberry jelly.

Decorate the tops of each cracker with chives.