small but beautiful

By far the most fabulous way to impress guests, canapés can often be the most amazing – and most beautiful – part of an event. Small mouthfuls of miniature classic favourites, or platters of perfectly designed parcels and morsels, they are certainly the teeny tiny way to your guests’ hearts!

Canapés are also often the showcase for a really good caterer. Beetroot and Chocolate ensure that every individual canapé is a real work of art. Presentation is always absolutely key in canapé catering, as of course are the highest quality ingredients and the freshest produce.

Just because the canapés are small though, doesn’t mean the job itself is! We work on a general rule of allowing six to eight canapés per person, with perhaps ten to twelve varieties, some fish, some meat, some game, some hot, some cold, some vegetarian, and so of course the numbers of perfect little parcels soon add up! We like to offer a variety of textures and styles throughout service and will be more than happy to advise on menu choices.

And don’t forget sweet canapés too – they are such a fun party feature. Think of piles of mini brownies sprinkled with raspberry dust, mini ice cream cones with multi coloured ices, fruit garnishes or chocolate sprinkles, marvellous mini pavlovas oozing cream, or just trays of shot glasses filled with little sorbets and mousses given a little biscuit crumble for texture.

A hugely sociable way of eating and experiencing fabulous food style too, the art of canapé catering is certainly one worth looking in to for any and every event. Combined with champagne or prosecco, canapés make the perfect drinks reception for a business event, the perfect start to a wedding breakfast or birthday party, they just make for a perfect few hours grazing and chatting.

The following are just a selection of the canapés we offer, and our menu grows all the time. If there is a favourite food you would like us to miniaturise we would be delighted to help, that’s all part of the service we offer. We can create nearly all of the following as gluten free if so required, and are happy to accommodate any other dietary requirements you may have.

Bresaola rolls with rocket and mascarpone
Baby tomatoes with a basil cream
Haggis, neeps and tatties
Sirloin, rocket and horseradish crostini
Haggis bon bons, whisky mayo
Soba noodle spoons, sesame dressing
Tomato consommé
Sun blush tomato croutes
Mini scone with clotted cream and jam
Thai pork cakes with nuoc cham dip
Poppadoms with butter chicken
Seared scallop and black pudding
Seared beef fillet with aioli
Sea trout mousse, pickled cucumber
Feta, watermelon and radish
Parmesan biscuit, candied tomato, tapenade
Wild rice cakes, mango salsa
Mini samosa of potato and pea, mint raita dip
Chorizo and pepper skewers

Thai beef with lime, coriander and mango in a filo case
Toad-in-the-hole with onion gravy
Smoked salmon choux puffs
Beetroot meringues with lemon crowdie
Croustades (vegetarian or beef) with avocado, lime and sour cream
Prawn crackers with salmon ceviche
Feta and olive muffins with onion jam
Sticky pork salad spoons
Crowdie oatcakes with cranberry jam
Smoked salmon and sour cream blinis
Mini hamburgers, cheese and pickles
Serrano ham and peach
Goats cheese and pickled beetroot blini
Gorgonzola stuffed apricot, honey drizzle
Honey and grain mustard bangers
Thai prawn filo baskets
Spiced and candied mixed nuts
Rilette of barbeque duck
Gravadlax on rye bread, mustard and dill sauce

Chicken liver parfait and house fruit chutney
Arancini primavera
Parsnip crisps
Caramelised red onion tart with caboc
Smashed pea and mint, parmesan crisp
Sweetcorn veloute, coconut and lime
Prawns with lime and sweet chilli
Calamari with lemon mayo
Rhubarb sorbet with elderflower foam
Avocado, chilli jam, chipotle
Mini doughnuts with a selection of glazes
Beetroot and chocolate marshmallows
Lemon posset with rosemary crumb
Mini mojito slushies
Cranachan bites (oatcakes with a whisky and honey cream topped with fresh raspberry)