Canapés and Tapas

Samantha Joel is a five star Chef and her canapés are a special treat. Canapés are the perfect accompaniment to your next Cocktail Party, Reception or gathering. We can help you with both small and large events, and will work with you to select a mouth-watering canapé list befitting your occasion.

With Samantha in charge you can be assured that every item on the menu will be unique and take advantage of the freshest seasonal ingredients.

Sample menu suggestions for canapés:

CANAPÉS

Canapé selection

• Quail and chicken sausage rolls w pistachio and vanilla aioli
• Moroccan spiced rubbed chicken galantine w crushed carrot puree and a walnut, fig and date chutney
• Carrot panna cotta w picked spanner crab and crisp pancetta
• Sweet corn fritters w smoked trout and crème fraiche
• Falafel cakes w beetroot puree and rare roasted lamb fillet
• Salmon mousse tartlet w smoked salmon tartar
• Chargrilled lamb pizzette w preserved lemon
• Olive scones w thyme, cured beef Carpaccio and onion jam
• Lamb, pistachio and Harrissa sausage rolls
• Crispy duck tartlets w Hoi sin shallots and chili
• Lamb and cumin spiced kebabs w minted yoghurt dip
• Lemongrass and coriander chicken cakes w lime and chili mayo
• Chorizo, grilled eggplant and parmesan pizzette
• Mini baguettes filled w prawns and chervil aioli
• Dill buttermilk pancakes w ocean trout gravlax and horseradish cream and snipped chives
• Chorizo, shallot and potato croquettes
• Little Thai red curry chicken pies
• Thai chicken salad in crisp wonton cups
• Tiny beef cottage pies
• Steak and mushroom pies w homemade tomato relish

Substantial canapés

• Seafood paella served in rice bowls
• Chicken and pork San Choy Bow served in baby cos leaves
• Nasi Goreng on banana leaves w quail eggs
• Butter chicken on Basmati rice and riata
• Mini salmon burgers w watercress pesto mayo
• Vietnamese prawn noodle salad
• Thai beef salad
• Chili con carne nachos w guacamole
• Moroccan cous cous w marinated Lamb fillet and Harrissa yoghurt

Vegetarian canapés

• Mushroom and gruyere filled profiteroles w sweet pea puree
• Risotto cake w artichoke and slow roasted tomatoes
• Caramelised fennel, artichoke and parmesan tarts
• Gorgonzola and fennel tartlets
• Crepe roulade w goats curd, roasted red capsicum and pesto
• Salt and pepper tofu w snake bean and black bean salsa
• Crushed broad beans on garlic rubbed crostini w pecorino
• Tandoori paneer w cucumber and radish raita
• Falafel Scotched quail eggs w piri piri sauce
• Slow roasted tomato tarts w green olive and almond tapenade
• Spicy tex mex beans w roasted corn salsa and sour cream
• Traditional Nasi goring w topped w fried eggs
• Mini porcini mushroom pies

Dessert canapés

• Double chocolate mud cakes
• Lemon meringue tarts
• Strawberry and coconut Mascarpone cakes
• Mini pecan pies
• Flourless orange and almond cake
• Halva and date filos w honey and cinnamon syrup
• Little banoffee tarts
• Apple and rhubarb crumble tarts
• Mini chocolate coated ice cream cones

TAPAS

Cold tapas menu

• Marinated black and green olives
• Spicy fried almonds
• Marinated peppers w feta
• White anchovies
• Marinated field mushrooms
• Shots of gazpacho
• BBQ baby octopus
• Blue eye cod ceviche
• Chili marinated artichokes
• Mussels in tomato and sherry vinaigrette
• Sweet corn cakes w guacamole

Hot tapas menu

• Piquillo peppers w salt cold brandade – small sweet crimson peppers w little heat filled salted fish and potato
• Grilled chorizo – char grilled spicy Spanish style sausage
• Chicken empanadas – cornmeal dough parcels w a chicken mince filling
• Almond and pork meatballs – minced pork w chopped almonds and garlic
• Queso frito – fried cheese, crumbed w paprika, sheep’s milk cheese
• Seafood rebozados/vegetable rebozados – similar to tempura, vegetable or seafood based fritter
• Salt cod cakes w roast capsicum aioli – brandade, mix of salted fish and potato made into little cakes and served w aioli
• BBQ prawns w garlic and almond sauce – green prawns peeled and sautéed served w a garlic and almond mayonnaise
• Grilled chicken fillets w chipotle relish – char grilled chicken topped w a relish made from smoked chilies
• Baked eggs ‘flamenco’ – mix of vegetables, prosciutto and chorizo fried then topped w an egg and baked, served in the vessel that it is cooked in
• Rabo de toro – braised oxtail cooked in white wine, tomato and vegetables served w mashed potatoes
• Chorizo and beans – braised white beans and sausage w a hint of spice in a tomato based sauce

Traditional paella

• Saffron rice w the traditional ingredients, prawns, mussels, chorizo, chicken, peppers, tomato and peas, sefood stock base finished w chopped parsley
• Vegetarian paella option available or a seafood only paella option available

What others say…

“I just wanted to say thanks very much for the lovely food that you prepared for my Mum’s party. She was really thrilled. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and many people commented on the food. Your team were great too – they just seemed to know what to do and were never in the way.”

Click here to contact Samantha and talk about catering for your event.