Relish Recipes — Snacks

Fresh Tomato & Basil Sauce

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Fresh Tomato & Basil Sauce
Simplicity and comradery are the keywords for this summertime tomato and basil sauce. Ask your friends or family to join the fun and watch ripe tomatoes and fragrant basil transform in your colourful stockpot.

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Neapolitan Pizza Dough

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Neapolitan Pizza Dough

​ ​     RELISH TIPS - TOP PRODUCTS Epicurean Pizza Peel  Emile Henry Pizza Stone               Ingredients... 2/3 cup milk (150 g) ¼ cup water (50 g) 2½ cups all-purpose flour or 00 flour 1 package (8 g/2 1/4 tsp) quick rise dry yeast 1 tsp kosher salt (5 mL) 1 tsp granulated sugar (5 mL) 2 tbsp olive oil (30 g) Preparation... To begin, ensure the milk and water is at room temperature. Do not use cold ingredients as it will not activate the yeast for your dough to rise. Combine dry ingredients (flour,dry yeast, salt and sugar) and then...

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Harissa Roasted Chickpeas with Tahini Yogurt

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Harissa Roasted Chickpeas with Tahini Yogurt
Fiery harissa roasted chickpeas pair perfectly with creamy tahini-flavoured yogurt in this recipe. The chickpeas on their own are great as a crunchy snack or paired with a hard-cooked egg, warm toasted pita bread, roasted cauliflower and sliced cucumbers.

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Smoked Salmon & Cheese Brochettes

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Smoked Salmon & Cheese Brochettes
These brochettes look pretty spectacular and are ideal as a pre-dinner finger food served with a slice of baguette or cucumber. You'll need 16 8-inch wooden skewers for the brochettes. (Adapted from A Taste of Canada - A Culinary Journey by Rose Murray, Whitecap Books, 2008)

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Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

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Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

Not only is the origin of Nanaimo Bars a hot topic of debate, the bars themselves are still hot as a favourite Canadian treat. Since the 1950's, endless variations have included Minted, Grand Marnier, Cherry, Pina Colada, Mocha, Peanut Butter and Orange. I have not seen a Raspberry Nanaimo Bar, and found that raspberry liqueur added a touch of elegance to this familiar three-layered bar cookie. (From A Taste of Canada - A Culinary Journey by Rose Murray, 2008)

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