Saturday 27 September 2014

4 SCARY TAPAS | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPES INCLUDED | HALLOWEEN MENU

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1. PUMPKIN VOMIT | VEGAN RECIPE



YOU WILL NEED:
1 little pumpkin
For the guacamole:
1 large ripe tomato
3 very ripe avocados
Juice of 1 large lime
handful of coriander, leaves and stalks chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 chilli, red or green, deseeded and finely chopped
Tortilla chips, to serve

LET´S COOK!
Guacamole:
1. Remove the skin from the tomato and chop. Halve and stone the avocados and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh into a bowl with the tomato.
2. Tip all the other ingredients into the bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Use a fork to combine all of the ingredients.
3. Scatter with coriander. Cover with cling film and chill until needed.
Pumpkin face: 
1. Make a hole in the top of the pumpkin. Cut a six-sided lid, rather than a circle.
2. Use a wooden spoon, to clean out the seeds and stringy bits.
3. Draw the face on the pumpkin. Following the line cut the shapes out with a serrated knife. Use a gentle sawing action to avoid breaking bits off the pumpkin.

LET'S MAKE THE PUMPKIN VOMIT!
1. Put the pumpkin on a plate. 
2. Spread the guacamole from the mouth of the pumpkin around the plate. 
3. Serve with a big bowl with tortilla chips to dip into the guacamole.

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2. SPIDER EGGS | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED

YOU WILL NEED: *vegan recipe
3 or 4 eggs /*silken tofu (yolks substitute) mini bread chips snacks (white)
A tin of pitted black olives
2 tablespoons of chopped spring onions
4 tablespoons of mayonnaise/*vegan mayonnaise
NOTE: homemade mayonnaise + vegan mayonnaise recipe
1 small can of tuna chunks /*soya chunks (optional)
2 tablespoons of sweet corn (optional)
Sprig of parsley (optional)
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste

LET´S COOK!
1. Put the eggs into a small pot. Cover with water and cook for approx. 4-5 minutes. Peel the eggs. Chop in half and remove the yolks.
2. Put the chopped spring onions, chopped yolks, tuna chunks and sweet corn in a big bowl. Mix everything together with a wooden spoon.
3. Add several tablespoons of mayonnaise, until you achieve a creamy texture. Mix everything with a wooden spoon. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

LET'S MAKE THE SPIDER EGGS!
1. Fill the holes left by the yolk with the mixture. Chop some black olives in half (to make the spider body) and others into thin slices (to make the legs).
2. Decorate the top of the mix with half a black olive in the centre and put 4 legs on each side. It looks like a scary spider!!!

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3. SAUSAGE MUMMIES ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED


YOU WILL NEED: *vegan recipe
One package of hotdog sausages /*vegan sausages
1 sheet of shortcrust pastry /*shortcrust vegan pastry
NOTE: The shortcrust pastry can be either store-bought or homemade: Shortcrust pastry recipe

LET´S COOK!
1. Preheat the oven to 180 º C. Cover the baking tray with baking parchment.
2. Cut the sheet of pastry lengthwise into thin pieces. Roll the strips of pastry around the sausage. Leave an area without pastry (for the face). Add some pastry on the top of the mummy´s head.
3. Put the mummies on the baking tray. Bake them for around 25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden.
4. Remove the baking tray. Serve in a small bowl with tomato sauce, ketchup, or barbecue sauce (or whatever you prefer).
5. Place the mummies around the bowl. Make eyes with mayonnaise or mustard.

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4. CHEESY WITCHES' BROOMS |  ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED
     

YOU WILL NEED: *vegan recipe
Box of Italian breadsticks
Cheese slices /*vegan cheese slices
Chives
Strawberry jam (or whatever flavour you prefer)

LET´S COOK!

1. Roll a cheese slice on the end of a breadstick. Tie it with a chive. Cut the cheese into ribbons with scissors. Repeat the same method with each breadstick.
2. Place the witches´ brooms around the plate. Serve in a little bowl with jam to dip.

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