Halloween dips & bites

Halloween dips & bites

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Cooking time

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 40 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 10

Create a fright-night feast for the kids before they go trick-or-treating

Nutrition and extra info

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  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition

kcalories
-
protein
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carbs
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fat
-
saturates
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fibre
-
sugar
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salt
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Ingredients

Creepy bites

  • 320g pack soft wheat tortillas
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 50g poppy or black sesame seeds

Hellfire spread

  • ½ squash, peeled, deseeded and diced
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 3 tbsp mascarpone

Slime sludge

  • 2 avocados, peeled and stoned
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • juice 1 lime
  • handful coriander leaves, chopped

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Method

  1. For the creepy bites, heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Use biscuit cutters to stamp out shapes from the tortillas (we used a ghost, cat and witch’s hat). Brush all over with oil. Take half the bites and dip one side into the seeds, then spread the bites out on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 mins until crisp. Can be made up to 2 days ahead and stored in an airtight container.
  2. For the hellfire spread, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss together the butternut squash and oil, then season. Place on a shallow baking tray and roast for 20-30 mins until browned. Leave to cool. Whizz the squash together with the cumin and mascarpone, season and serve. Can be made up to 2 days ahead and stored in the fridge.
  3. For the slime sludge, place all the ingredients in a blender or mortar. Whizz or mash everything together until smooth. Serve immediately or the avocado will discolour.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009

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susannahgrammar05:05, 31st Oct, 2011
3

The Hellfire Dip indeed needs chili added if you want hot and spicy - otherwise is a very simple recipe to follow with good, if a bit bland for my taste, results.

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smorrissey11:31, 27th Oct, 2011

Made the freaky fingers last night. Added red food colouring to icing sugar to coat the nails properly. Spooky looking and tastey at the same time :)

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relm51405:07, 24th Oct, 2011

The hellfire dip is not fiery but very tasty. I substituted cream cheese and added coriander seeds. The poppy seeds didn't stick at all on the creepy bites... Will have to try sesame seeds next time.

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zetallgerman05:04, 4th Nov, 2010
4

I made the "slime sludge" but thought it was a little bland and watery... I then found Nigella Lawson's avocado and green pea hummous instead, and success! Avocado, sweet canned peas, lime juice and fresh mint - tasted great and had the Halloween look!

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susanep03:19, 29th Oct, 2010
1

Hellfire dip !!! not fiery at all. Just made it and I think I will have to add some fresh chilli to liven it up!

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davidraif01:15, 26th Oct, 2009

I am after a pastry cutter the size of a slice of bread in the shape of a bat, this is because my friend is making his home made pate and I thought it would be a good idea to have some batty pate on toast for my Halloween dinner party. Is there anything available.

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