This is the last in the series of 4 hors d'oeuvres put together for the new decade. This one may not have eyes, but I think it still qualifies as whimsical. The colors are oh-so-pretty, and these are fairly simple to make ahead and reheat for guests just before spooning on the fresh onion salsa!
What you need...
For the filling
1 can pumpkin puree
1 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
For the salsa topping
1/2 medium red onion, sliced thinly
1 bunch cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
5 red chilies
1 lime, juiced and zested
Salt and pepper to taste
For the cups
1 package round wonton or dumpling wrappers
Sesame oil for brushing
Special equipment: pastry brush, mini cupcake tin
What to do with it all...
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Combine your salsa ingredients and set aside
Brush one side of each wonton wrapper, and then place into a mini cupcake well, oiled side down
Combine all of your filling ingredients and spoon into each wonton (enough to reach the brim of the pan)
Bake for approx 15 mins or until wontons are golden
Remove from oven and spoon a little salsa into each cup
Done!
Thanks for following the whimsical hors d'oeuvres series. Here's a look at the previous 3!
Olive penguins and mozzarella snowmen
Tomato bisque shots and mini grilled cheese
Olive oil blinis and fried quail eggs (mini pancakes and eggs)
i love those! so adorable, especially the penguins and mini egg/pancakes
ReplyDeleteOh yum, the wontons look perfect! I made mini olive penguins for Christmas one year. Love them with the snowmen!
ReplyDeleteI adore this recipe!! Long time I wanted to make some kind of cups with salad inside... and this is just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day, Margot
Beautiful -- they look like little bouquets, they're so fresh and delicious!
ReplyDeleteyou are so amazingly creative where do you come up with these brillant artistic creations! love them :)
ReplyDeleteall 4 were great - I think my favorites are tomato shots & pumpkin wontons... great job
ReplyDeleteYour food style is tongue-n-cheek and sophisticated. I would devour each and everyone of these appetizers for their look of whimsy and bomb flavors.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving these photos!
ReplyDeleteDon't end the series. It's been so much fun. Book deal maybe?
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed this series. I hope it makes a triumphant return, back by popular demand!
ReplyDeleteLove this! It's something that's easy to make but oh so elegant to look at! Almost too pretty to eat, but trust me, if I had access to them, I'd be gobbling it all up!
ReplyDeleteThey look adorable! I love your food art :)
ReplyDeletePure genius....and guess what I have in the freeezer???????
ReplyDelete@Kitchen Butterfly - Won tons?? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog! Admire your creativity and the so cute food-art realizations :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend,
Gera
congrats!! #1!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteWell deserved. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThose cups are genius... such a great series... who doesn't love great sequels???
ReplyDeleteawesome cups!...work of a genius ! i shd try it soon!
ReplyDeleteYou have some incredibly fresh takes on the hor d'oeuvres category. The Thai wonton cups are an awesome idea I am going to have to use in the future at wine tastings.
ReplyDeletei don't know which I love more the wonton or the penguins...so cute and i bet delish!
ReplyDeleteI love those pictures. Are you having a new studio for your photo shots?
ReplyDeletelooks delicious..its simple to make yet soo lovely to look at....yumm!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so so amazing! :)))
ReplyDeleteVery interesting appetizer! Great Photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Seems almost a shame to eat something so nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking recipes! I used to make those penguins a few years back. Used them once for a food sculpture of The Titanic. I had an inflatable Titanic, a cream cheese iceberg and little penguins all around. HUGE HIT!
ReplyDeleteAnywho, I featured the recipe for thai pumpkin wonton cups on my blog, with all the appropriate acknowledgments of course. Its a blog all about food in a muffin pan. Come check it out!
The wonton cups are beautiful, but those olive penguins are very cute!
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