Appetisers & Snacks Recipes

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease muffin tins. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and spices. In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, soy milk, oil, and molasses. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix. Fill the muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake for 18 to...

Place tofu on paper towels on kitchen bench. Place a heavy object on top for at least 15 minutes to squeeze out excess water. Change paper towels, if required. Cut tofu into cubes. Mix the salt, garlic powder and black pepper together. Coat tofu cubes and leave for 1-2 hours...

Makes 1½ cups These simple, pickled vegetables round off a traditional relish tray or can be served as an appetite-whetter. The recipe can be improved with celery hearts that yield larger, paler slices than stalks. Red chillies create a pretty colour contrast, but any hot chillies will work well in...

Samosas can be prepared ahead of time and can be frozen for a month. Before freezing fry them until they change colour to a very light golden brown. Once at room temperature place them in airtight bags to freeze. Dough: Mix the flour, semolina flour, salt, salt, oil and water...

These little Asian dumplings are full of flavour  Defrost gyoza wrappers overnight in the fridge. Combine the ingredients of the dip, adjusting quantities to your taste. Set aside. Finely chop garlic, onion, cabbage, mushroom and tofu. Finely grate the carrot, zucchini and ginger. Sauté garlic and onion in one Tbsp...

Kids love these ice blocks – they taste like a strawberry milkshake on a stick. The freeze-dried berries add an extra flavour burst to the ice blocks. If you can’t get hold of any, add a few raspberries instead to up the flavour intensity. Make time: 5–10 mins | Soak...