Wine & Cheese Party- entree ideas

mnmccloud

Hi Everyone!

This is completely last minute, but pretty typical for us lol We're having a Wine & Cheese party this evening and I'm stumped about something heavier to serve. We're having ppl over at 630, so most won't have had dinner.  Any ideas are appreciated! TIA!

  

vjcjenn1

I would do some kind of heavy dip like spinach and artichoke

lots of olives or tampenade

bruschetta

fruit

baked brie

variety of bread and crackers

maybe like little quiches

isn't there some kind of proscuitto wrapped aspagus

maybe like a carmelized onion tart

 I'm going to a beer and wine tasting tonight so I'll scope out what kind of food will be there

 

 

mnmccloud

Thank you!

I'm doing some of the things you mentioned- but I never thought of quiche! Appreciated!!

lsgarver

Roast beef on toasts with horseradish sauce on the side  is filling and easy.  People like wine with a hearty meat, too.

Chicken satay, sliders, mini crab or salmon cakes or just a sliced ham with rolls would do the same thing but wouldn't be as wine friendly.

rbtrumpet

I went to a wine & cheese party a couple weeks ago, they had:

 wild mushroom turnovers

bacon and ranch wraps

olives

fruits (fresh and dried)

jams

wontons

veggie tray

brownie-stuffed chocolate chip cookies

chocolate covered pomegranate seeds

 

 

umm...I think there was more, but that's all I can remember.  There was a lot of food - haha

 

wldktz10

Steak goes well with red wine and fish goes well with white. So you could always make a super huge steak and slice it up with some sauted onions and mushrooms, or a salmon with some asian themed sauce (like honey teriaki, soy sauce and ginger, etc.) and some almond pilaf.

rbtrumpet

wldktz10:

Steak goes well with red wine and fish goes well with white. So you could always make a super huge steak and slice it up with some sauted onions and mushrooms, or a salmon with some asian themed sauce (like honey teriaki, soy sauce and ginger, etc.) and some almond pilaf.

 *what I was TRYING to say...*

 To play on this idea (which is great!), and make it more finger-foody, I would do something like:

 Steak, make a herb-crusted steak, cut into very thin slices and put on a cracker, top with a dijon, or horse-raddish sauce, or even sauteed mushrooms and onions (as suggested above) - just make sure not to put too much on there

Fish, take crackers, put a slice of cucumber, a little smear of cream cheese, some smoked salmon, and a few chives on top.  Super cute, easy to eat, and delicious.  HOWEVER - I made these for a NYE party and learned an important lesson: assemble right before the party - if you do it too early, the juice from the cucumber will soak into the crackers and make them all soggy

rbtrumpet

wldktz10:

Steak goes well with red wine and fish goes well with white. So you could always make a super huge steak and slice it up with some sauted onions and mushrooms, or a salmon with some asian themed sauce (like honey teriaki, soy sauce and ginger, etc.) and some almond pilaf.

 

sorry for the double post, I hit "enter" twice to make a new line, and it did "enter" twice to submit...