Chick Pea And Pesto Canapes Food

CHICK PEA AND PESTO CANAPES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Lightly toast the baguette rounds and arrange them on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Puree the chick peas in a food processor along with the lemon juice and the pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl.
• Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold firm peaks but are still creamy. Stir one-fourth of the egg whites into the chick pea mixture, then fold in the rest.
• Spoon some of this mixture onto each of the toasted bread rounds and sprinkle each with a little of the cheese. Place under the broiler and broil until lightly browned.
• Transfer to a serving platter and serve.

TOMATO & FETA PESTO BITES

Steps:

• Roll out the pastry on a surface lightly dusted with the Parmesan to about the thickness of a ten-pence piece. Stamp out 12 rounds using a 6cm plain cutter and line a shallow 12-hole bun tin. Chill for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6.
• Prick each pastry base with a fork and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile, tear the leaves from the parsley stalks and put all but 12 of the small sprigs in a food processor with the pine nuts, then whizz until coarsely chopped. Then add the feta, garlic and oil and whizz to make a thick paste. Keep the reserved sprigs in a bowl of water in the fridge. The pastry bases will keep in a tin for up to 2 days and the pesto will keep in the fridge overnight.
• To serve, dollop a spoonful of the feta pesto onto the tarts and top each one with two cherry tomato halves. Garnish with the reserved parsley sprigs. Arrange on a platter and hand round with a bowl of black olives and sparkling mint & lemon juleps.

MOZZARELLA & PESTO CHICKPEAS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Tip half the chickpeas into a bowl and crush with a potato masher. Stir in the lemon zest and pesto, the remaining chickpeas and the tomatoes. Season.
• Rub the bread with the garlic clove, then toast until golden brown. Pile on the chickpea mixture and mozzarella, as well as a few basil leaves, if you like.