Ice Cube Tray Canapés
Ingredients
- chickpea, mint yoghurt & sun dried tomato⠀
- 1/2 cup tin chickpeas (drained and rinsed)⠀
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil⠀
- 1/2 tsp pinch of ground coriander⠀
- 1/2 tsp of ground cumin⠀
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes (halved)⠀
- 1/2 cup vegan yoghurt⠀
- 1/4 cup grated cucumber (with water squeezed out)⠀
- 10 mint leaves (roughly chopped)⠀
- 1 tbsp lemon juice⠀
- 1 pinch of salt⠀
- wild rice, artichoke and tapenade⠀
- 1/2 cup pre-cooked wild rice⠀
- 1/2 cup jarred artichokes⠀
- 1/2 cup tapenade⠀
- olives, roasted red peppers & cashew cheese⠀
- 1/2 cup green olives (halved)⠀
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers⠀
- 1/2 cup cashews (soaked)⠀
- 1/4 cup water⠀
- 1/2 lemon (juice)⠀
- 1/2 tsp onion powder⠀
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder⠀
- 1/4 tsp salt⠀
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast⠀
- dips⠀
- hummus⠀
- baba ganoush⠀ ⠀
Preparation
Spread the chickpeas out on a parchment lined baking tray
Drizzle over the olive oil, coriander and cumin and roast at 200c for 15mins
Meanwhile in a bowl stir together the yoghurt, grated cucumber, mint, lemon juice and salt
Make the cashew cream cheese
Put the cashews, water, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and nutritional yeast in a liquidiser and blend until smooth
Lay 1 pastry sheet out on a greased silicone ice cube tray or silicone mini muffin tray
Using your fingers press the pastry into each hole
Place half a sun-dried tomato in each hole along one column
Top with the cucumber yoghurt and roasted chickpeas
Place a spoonful of rice in each hole in the next column
Top with half an artichoke and a dollop of tapenade
Place a piece of red pepper in the each hole in the third column
Top with a spoonful of cashew cheese and half a green olive
Brush the edges of the pastry with water
Carefully place the second sheet of pastry on top of the whole tray and press down around the edges to make sure it's stuck down
Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes
Once chilled, place the tray upside down on a chopping board and carefully push out the filled pastry
Cut them up into squares and place them on a parchment-lined baking tray
Bake in the oven at 180c for 30 mins