Bridal Shower Food? HELP!

Question

I need some help. I am throwing a bridal shower and need some kind of sandwich, maybe with a fruit salad/kabobs/something like that, and maybe a chips and salsa recipe.

Answer 1

I would make a fruit kabob with strawberries and cream puffs, and sprinkle chocolate over them, meatballs on tooth picks, finger sandwiches (3 types: meat, maybe ham and cheese of turkey and cheese; maybe a cucumber, or even chicken salad or tuna, or Salmon and cream cheese) I would serve mini cheese cake, because they are easy to make in a muffin pan.  Deviled eggs are good and can be filled with anything...try filling them with different things, life egg salad, tuna sald, shrimp salad.  Also jumbo coconut shrimp, or mini egg rolls, sausage in a blanket, or mini sausages.  Dips are also great to have with fruit or veg's.  I like a blue or ranch dip.  But you could do salsa and chips.  I would serve a punch called "baby Punch" you can goole the recipe you can make it pink or blue or yellow or green.  Have fun and good luck.

Answer 2

Make muffuletta sandwiches New Orleans' famous sandwich.

For the olive salad:

1 gallon large pimento stuffed green olives, slightly crushed and well drained

1 quart jar pickled cauliflower, drained and sliced

2 small jars capers, drained

1 whole stalk celery, sliced diagonally

4 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally

1 small jar celery seeds

1 small jar oregano

1 large head fresh garlic, peeled and minced

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 jar pepperoncini, drained (small salad peppers) left whole

1 pound large Greek black olives

1 jar cocktail onions, drained

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl or pot and mix well. Place in a large jar and cover with 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 Crisco oil. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Allow to marinate for at least 24 hours before using.

For the sandwich:

1 round loaf italian bread

1/4 pound mortadella, thinly sliced

1/4 pound ham, thinly sliced

1/4 pound hard Genoa salami, thinly sliced

1/4 pound Mozzarella cheese, sliced

1/4 pound Provolone cheese,sliced

1 cup olive salad with oil

Split a muffuletta loaf or a loaf of Italian bread horizontally. Spread each half with equal parts of olive salad and oil. Place meats and cheeses evenly on bottom half and cover with top half of bread. Cut in quarters. Enjoy!

Serves four  

Answer 3

Chicken Cordon Bleu Stromboli

1 (11 ounce) can Pillsbury(R) Refrigerated Crusty French Loaf

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

4 ounces thinly sliced cooked deli ham

6 ounces thinly sliced cooked deli chicken

1 (6 ounce) jar Green Giant(r) Sliced Mushrooms, drained

1 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

1/4 cup purchased honey-Dijon salad dressing

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray cookie sheet with butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray. Unroll dough onto sprayed cookie sheet. Press to form 14x12-inch rectangle.

Reserve 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese lengthwise in 4-inch-wide strip down center of dough to within 1/4 inch of each end. Top with ham, chicken, mushrooms, bell pepper, cheeses and salad dressing.

Bring one long side of dough up and over filling, completely covering filling. Repeat with remaining long side, overlapping dough. Press edge to seal. Fold ends under. With sharp knife, cut 5 slits in top of dough to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.

Fruit Salad with Lime Yogurt

Serves 5 so need to make it suit your need.

1 large ripe honeydew melon, seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks

1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons sugar

2 cups nonfat plain yogurt

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

In a large bowl, toss melon, strawberries, lime juice and sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine yogurt, sugar, lime zest and juice, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Watermelon Salsa

3 cups finely diced seedless watermelon

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced

1/3 cup chopped cilantro

1/4 cup lime juice

1/4 cup minced red onion

1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Place watermelon, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice and onion in a medium bowl; stir well to combine. Season with salt. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Answer 4

Make a tuna salad recipe and spread it on seedless rye. Trim off the sides and then cut into 4 small pieces.  You can do the same with egg salad.

Chips and salsa are easy and just put them on seperate bowls and add sour cream as well.

You can place diced fruit on skewers and serve them with a ready made yogurt that is flavored with strawberrys, or blueberries or anything you like.

Shrimp cocktail with lemon is another idea.

Make a cheese plater with no more than 3 cheeses and some fruit such as grapes and decorate the platter.