Martini Party

[Guest madissoninva1]

Hi all. I am having a martini party with my boyfriend next Friday and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions of some gluten free appetizers/pick up foods that you have used at parties in the past. Any suggestions/recipes would be greatly appreciated! Ones that are easier to prepare would be best! Thanks.

Madisson

[tarnalberry]

Veggies with dips! (Guacamole, salsa, hummus, etc.)

Deviled eggs.

Pears and cheese (if you can do dairy).

Marinated mushrooms.

[terri]

How about whipped cream cheese or goat cheese spread on a rice cracker and topped with a gluten-free sundried tomato? Classy and tasty. Also, white beans pureed with garlic and green onion and served with tortilla chips. And that artichoke mayo dip everyone makes. You can adapt almost any dip to gluten-free simply by making sure you use a gluten-free brand. The only thing I haven't been able to do is find Chili Sauce that is gluten-free. Oh, another great thing is to take a block of cream cheese, pour a can of tiny shrimp (drained and rinsed) over it, then take a bottle of cocktail sauce (Crosse & Blackwell) and pour over the cheese and shrimp. Serve with a little knife for spreading, and either rice crackers or Blue Diamond nut thins. Yummy! Enjoy!

And... take the juice of 1/2 a lemon, add 1 1/2 ounces Skyy citrus vodka, and 1/2 ounce Cointreau. Take the lemon and wet the glass around the rim. Put sugar on a plate and dip the glass in the sugar. Meanwhile shake the ingredients with crushed ice and pour in the sugar rimmed martini glass. Float a sliver of lemon and enjoy...

[debmidge]

what martini ingredients are gluten-free? This is new to me.

[Guest madissoninva1]

Thanks so much for the ideas!

I'm not sure on the martini ingredients. I'm new to this too.