Whenever I’m entertaining, I like to have some form of snack waiting for my guests. It’s always nice to have something to nibble on while people stroll in the door, pour a drink and settle in for the night. It also puts less pressure on me to rush to put dinner on the table and everyone can relax a little bit.
As much as I love making and serving appetizers, I rarely want to put a lot of effort into making them. I don’t want it to take much time away from the meal prep.
I came up with this one based on similar things I’d read in a magazine or online somewhere. I used puff pastry squares as a base, but you could easily use crackers or flatbread or thinly sliced baguette.
I’m not going to use amounts here because the “recipe” is that easy, just adjust to the number of people you’re serving.
Fruit + prosciutto + honey and you’re done. Easiest appetizer ever.
Plum and Prosciutto squares
Prosciutto pieces, cut to fit your base
Thinly sliced black plums (pears would be good too)
Puff pastry squares, crackers, flatbread, baguette
Honey
Black pepper
Put prosciutto and plums on the squares, season lightly with fresh ground pepper, drizzle with honey. Serve at room temperature.
TIPS: I made the puff pastry squares from leftover pastry. I rolled out the dough, cut into squares, lightly brushed with egg wash and baked until puff and gold. They keep well for 5 days (ish) in a zip-top bag.
-If you wanted to go a little more complicated, you could also bake the the topping IN puff pastry. It would take a few extra minutes but would be delicious too. And could be made a day ahead.
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