If you entertain on occasion, it's wise to have one or two really good gluten-free recipes in your repertoire. In the case of these delightful two-bite snacks, I love to serve them even when gluten-free is a non-issue. On the topic of GF and speaking from my own experience, two decades ago I knew one person with Celiac's disease. Currently I know three Celiacs. Don't ask me to speak about people decide of their own free will to follow a gluten-free diet without a doctors diagnosis -- a silly, somewhat irresponsible fad-diet trend which I'm starting see too much of.
One short list of easy-to-find ingredients & no measuring:
Listed in the order of assembly:
1 box Good Thins sea salt & pepper gluten-free rice crackers
apple slices, 1 thin apple slice per cracker, any type of apple will be wonderful
Manchego cheese, 1 thin slice per cracker
prosciutto or Serrano ham, 1 thin whisp per cracker
fig preserves, 1 small dollop per cracker
lightly-toasted coarse-chopped walnuts, 4-5 crunchy morsels per cracker
~Step 1. In the order listed, assemble the appetizers: A cracker, a Manchego cheese slice, an apple slice, a dollop of fig preserves, a few toasted walnut walnut morsels, a a whisp or two of Prosciutto. Serve ASAP but can be covered and refrigerated 1-2 hours prior to serving at room temperature.
Casual yet elegant & perfect for any occasion:
GF Manchego Apple, Walnut & Fig Preserve Bites: Recipe yields instruction to make as many appetizers as you want to make.
Special Equipment List: cutting board; chef's knife; small spoon
Cook's Note: I have a handful of favorite ways to enjoy Manchgo cheese here in my kitchen, but, truth told, my favorite way is the simplest: put a thin slice of Manchgo on a French bread slice with a dollop of fig preserves. That's it. Just three ingredients (bread, cheese and jam). It is marvelous -- sometimes, when I'm hungry and in need of quick, snack, I skip the bread and use Club or Ritz crackers as the crunchy base. Combined with a few other easy-to-find ingredients, these two-three-bite three-ingredient appetizers go from marvelous to over-the-top in a few short moments. Try my NOT gluten-free ~ Manchgo, Apple Prosciutto, Arugula & Fig Crostini ~.
"We are all in this food world together." ~ Melanie Preschutti
(Recipe, Commentary and Photos courtesy of Melanie's Kitchen/Copyright 2023)
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