Vol-au-vent selection

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Vol-au-vent selection
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Fill ready-made vol-au-vent cases with these four varieties of filling for some easy but impressive party canapés

  • Prep time: 25 -30 mins

  • Cooking time: 15 mins

  • Makes: 24

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

Ingredients

If you want to serve the vol au vents hot, omit the garnish until serving. Heat through in a hot oven 200°C/Gas Mark 6 for 5 minutes or until hot.

  • Mushroom:50g (2oz) mushrooms finely chopped15g (½oz) butter
  • 25g (1oz) cheese spread (e.g Primula)
  • 1 x 15ml (1 tbsp) Greek natural yogurt

Chicken:

  • 50g (2oz) roasted chicken breast or tikka flavoured chicken breast
  • 25g (1oz) cheese spread with chives
  • 1 x 15ml (1 tbsp) Greek natural yogurt
  • 1. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces. In a small bowl, combine together the cheese spread, yogurt and chicken, spoon into 6 of the cases. Garnish with cut chives.

Prawn:

  • 50g (2oz) small prawns, reserve 6 for garnish
  • 25g (1oz) cheese spread with shrimp
  • 1 x 15ml (1 tsp) Greek natural yogurt
  • 1 x 5ml (1 tsp) tomato puree
  • 1 x 5ml (1 tsp) lemon juice

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the chopped mushrooms, fry for 3 minutes until soft. Leave to cool. In a small bowl, combine together the cheese spread, yogurt and fried mushrooms, and spoon into 6 of the cases. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.
  2. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces. In a small bowl, combine together the cheese spread, yogurt and chicken, spoon into 6 of the cases. Garnish with cut chives.
  3. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients together and spoon into 6 cases. Garnish with a prawn and sprigs of dill.

Chicken:50g (2oz) roasted chicken breast or tikka flavoured chicken breast25g (1oz) cheese spread with chives1 x 15ml (1 tbsp) Greek natural yogurt1. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces. In a small bowl, combine together the cheese spread, yogurt and chicken, spoon into 6 of the cases. Garnish with cut chives.Prawn:50g (2oz) small prawns, reserve 6 for garnish25g (1oz) cheese spread with shrimp1 x 15ml (1 tsp) Greek natural yogurt1 x 5ml (1 tsp) tomato puree1 x 5ml (1 tsp) lemon juice1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients together and spoon into 6 cases. Garnish with a prawn and sprigs of dill.Ham & pineapple:2 slices of thin ham cut into small pieces25g (1 oz) pineapple pieces in own juice, diced25g (1oz) cheese spread with ham1 x 15ml (1 tablespoon) Greek natural yoghurt1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients together and spoon into 6 cases. Garnish with a slice of ham and a piece of pineapple.Top tip: If you want to serve the vol au vents hot, omit the garnish until serving. Heat through in a hot oven 200°C/Gas Mark 6 for 5 minutes or until hot.www.primula.co.uk

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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