Trio of walnut bites from California Walnuts
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time:
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Trio of walnut bites from California Walnuts
Trio of walnut bites. Perfect before your Christmas feast
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time:
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Ingredients
Parmesan walnut clusters
- 100g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
- 50g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- 2 tsp dried red bell pepper flakes
Walnut, cranberry & spinach bites
- 350g spinach
- 50g dried cranberries
- 75g walnuts, finely chopped
- 25g garlic and herb cream cheese
- 3 sheets of filo pastry
- 25g butter, melted
- 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped
- 25g walnuts, chopped for sprinkling
Waldorf wraps
- 100g garlic and herb cream cheese
- 1 celery stick, finely diced
- 35g walnuts, chopped
- 1 small red apple
- 2 tortilla wraps
Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.
- For the clusters, mix together the Parmigiano Reggiano and walnuts. Place 8 large tablespoonfuls onto each tray and bake for 5 minutes until golden. Allow to cool before transferring to a cooling rack. Sprinkle with chives and pepper flakes.
- Meanwhile, for the spinach bites, microwave the spinach for 2-3 minutes until just wilted, squeeze out the excess liquid and chop. Mix the spinach with the cranberries, walnuts and cream cheese in a large bowl and season. Brush 1 sheet of pastry with butter and lay another sheet on top, repeat with the remaining sheet. Spread the spinach filling evenly over the pastry and roll up from the long edge into a long sausage shape. Brush all over with butter and roll in the remaining finely chopped walnuts mixed with the rosemary. Cut into 16 pieces and place on a large tray, bake for 15 minutes until golden.
- For the Waldorf wraps, mix together the cream cheese, celery and walnuts. Grate the apple and squeeze out excess juice then stir into the mixture and season. Spread over the 2 wraps and roll up. Cut the ends off and then cut each wrap into 8, secure with cocktail sticks if required.
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Serve the trio of bites on 1 large serving platter or 3 separate smaller platters.TipServe with a mayonnaise dip or simply warm on their own. For a vegetarian option, use vegetarian hard cheese for the Parmesan walnut clusters.