A Good Old Fashioned Prawn/Shrimp Cocktail
A delicious, retro but solid dish to accompany a martini or begin a meal. Continue reading A Good Old Fashioned Prawn/Shrimp Cocktail
Tag: canapés
A Round of Rice Cracker Canapés
A selection of easy, gluten-free canapés to go with your drinks. Continue reading A Round of Rice Cracker Canapés
Some recent canapés
Delicious and aesthetic bites to accompany your drinks Continue reading Some recent canapés
A Martini with Lumpfish Caviar
A delicious and affordable black-coloured seafood to elevate everything. Continue reading A Martini with Lumpfish Caviar
A Martini with Edible Insects
Some alternative crunchy critters to accompany your drink. Continue reading A Martini with Edible Insects
Crunchy Canapés with Onion and Taramasalata
Possibly my favourite canapé of all Continue reading Crunchy Canapés with Onion and Taramasalata
Miso Cucumber Canapés
These are easy but tasty martini canapes using only cucumber and miso paste for a refreshing, healthy, salty-umami vegan bite. Continue reading Miso Cucumber Canapés
Even more Izakaya food
If you’re wondering about what snacks to serve with a martini, you will find endless inspiration in the world of Izakaya. Izakaya can be roughly described as relaxed and usually low-cost Japanese gastro-pubs. I have written about them quite a bit before, mainly because of their warm atmosphere and inspiring array of tasty menu items that go very well with a martini. Quite a lot … Continue reading Even more Izakaya food
Chilled scallop canapés with smoked paprika, seaweed-butter and lime
These sound fancy but they were quite easy to put together and can be made in advance, so they’re easy to serve if you’re having a party. Get about one scallop per guest (or two if you want to make it a more substantial dish than just a canapé). I love scallops. My dad was a scallop diver so they’ve never been far away from … Continue reading Chilled scallop canapés with smoked paprika, seaweed-butter and lime
Fusion Food: Seaweed Butter for Martini Canapés
I recently enjoyed a discovery taster menu at the beautiful Michelin-starred Greenhouse restaurant in London’s Mayfair area. I didn’t have any martinis as I didn’t want to spoil my palette before the dining extravaganza but the setting was beautiful, the food utterly inspiring and the service convivial and professional; in-depth but relaxed. What a treat! It certainly set my martini-obsessed brain into overload thinking of … Continue reading Fusion Food: Seaweed Butter for Martini Canapés
The Martini Socialist 