The dish provides an excellent balance between sweet, salty, and spicy and literally melts in your mouth. The addition of cucumber and carrot adds flavour and a pleasant crunch, and helps to cut down the spiciness.

This arancini recipe takes all the flavour and goodness that you get from a risotto and adds flavour and texture by adding in creamy mozzarella, all surrounded by a crispy crust. Served with our Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce it makes a perfect appetizer for a formal dinner or addition to a charcuterie board. It’s even hearty to stand alone as a fully vegetarian main course.

If you’re looking to a quick and easy, yet somewhat sophisticated finger food, this Prosciutto-wrapped Asparagus will definitely fit the bill. In fact, this might be the king of all party appetizers. The slight crunchiness and saltiness of the Prosciutto plays wonderfully with the zesty cheese and the citrus and acids from the lemon and vinegar. It’s been a go-to in our house for years and had graced our table at many of our favourite events.

These whipped feta cucumber bites are fresh and light and make for a perfect weekend or afternoon tea appetizer. It will definitely remind you of summertime and pairs beautifully with a nice Pinot Grigio.

This dish builds off the amazing smoked trout technique featured in our Smoked Trout with Orange Maple Drizzle recipe that we featured back in March 2020. It uses the same basic marinade and smoking method, but presents the fish in a new and exciting way. I’ve made this appetizer on several occasions and each time......

In my opinion, pureed vegetables are extremely underrated. I find that they allow you to take advantage of the fresh flavour of the vegetables, while allowing room to add new, exiting flavour elements to the overall profile. And not only do they go perfectly with pretty much anything, they are super simple to make. I’ve......

Although I think this dish is best suited for summer dining, it is definitely refined enough to be served all year round. We actually made this for New Year’s Eve a couple of years ago and it was a huge hit. The lightness of the ricotta is a perfect accompaniment to the fresh peas and crispy crostini. Overall, this is an incredibly quick and easy dish that I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

This Honey Roasted Carrots with Smoked Yogurt recipe was inspired by a recent trip to Ireland which highlighted the amazing possibilities.

I’m in love with the flavour and texture that you get with a good olive, and love it even more when they are combined in a rustic tapenade!

This Dill Pickle cheese ball offers up everything that you would expect, with some added crunch and zestiness from the pickles.

This Roasted Carrot Hummus recipe subtly combines roasted carrots with your traditional hummus flavours, and adds honey for added sweetness.

I’ve been working on this Tuna Tartare on Crispy Rice recipe for a while now and think that it has the perfect mix of flavour and texture.

I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about eating raw scallops the first time I heard about them. Didn’t our parents always teach us not to eat raw seafood?? Concerns aside, I can also say that I’ve been a huge lover of scallops for years, so I was very intrigued by this......