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Cold Platters

Cold Hors d'oeuvres

  • Single food: jumbo shrimp

  • Hors d'oeuvre varies: 10 small items

  • Finger foods: Guest serves themselves
  • Stuffed mushrooms, crudites, small tarts, canapes
  • 1-2 bites

Canapes

Relish Trays

  • Raw, blanched, or marinated vegetables
  • Sometimes called crudites
  • Carrots, mushrooms, radishes, zucchini, squash, jicama, cauliflower, broccoli, olives, cherry tomatoes, and endive
  • Special sauce for dipping
  • Marinated vegetables
  • Soaked in vinegar, oil, herbs, and spices
  • Dip
  • Compliments the vegetable
  • Creamy dips made from mayo, sour cream, or cream cheese
  • Herbs and spices
  • Tiny open faced sandwich

  • Base
  • Cracker
  • Fried, toasted, or fresh bread
  • Pastry shells
  • sliced vegetable

  • Topping
  • Meat, vegetable, or shrimp

  • Spread
  • Flavored butter, mustard, cream cheese, etc.

  • Liner or garnish
  • Adds flavor, texture, or visuals

Cold Hors d'Oeuvre

  • Served on cold platter
  • Artistically arranged
  • Should be able to pick up without touching other items

Keep in Mind

  • Season carefully
  • Compliment not over-power
  • Slice, shape, and portion carefully
  • Consider color and look
  • Include proper sauces and utensils

Crudite

  • Raw vegetables
  • Canapes, salads, croutons, pinwheels, or melon slices & prosciutto
  • Parts
  • Centerpiece
  • Not all meant to be eaten
  • Serving portions
  • Meats 3 oz.
  • Cheese 1 oz.
  • Garnish

Processing Questions

Fruit & Cheese Tray

1. What is an hors d'ouevre?

2. What are three things to keep in mind when preparing cold platters?

3. What kinds of dips are usually served with relish trays?

4. When might you see yourself using this information in the future?

5. BONUS: What is a professional chef called when they prepare special hors d'ouevres?

  • Flavors must compliment each other

Combination Trays

  • Meat, fruit, or meat & cheese
  • Antipas: the italian word for "before pasta"
  • Cold meats
  • Genoa salami, hams, cheeses, olives, and marinated veggies
  • Or melon fruits
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