Morning tea grazing platter

  • Skill Medium
  • Prep time 30 mins
  • Cook time 30 mins
  • Servings 10
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Create a colourful balance of sweet and savory with a loaded morning tea grazing platter. Prep fruit and veggies and bake slices and muffins ahead of time, then simply arrange your ingredients as your guests arrive! Serve with a jug of berry smoothies or warm herbal teas for sipping.

Ingredients

Suggestions for prepared recipes Easy prep and store-bought suggestions
  • toasted muesli or granola
  • wholemeal or dark rye sourdough
  • wholegrain crackers
  • mixed nuts
  • natural yoghurt, with cinnamon & berries
  • brie or camembert cheese
  • boiled eggs, halved
  • almond or nut butter
  • cucumber
  • cherry tomatoes
  • avocado wedges with lemon slices
  • grapes
  • mango slices
  • berries

Method

  1. Select serving boards or platters to suit ingredients.
  2. Place larger items and prepapred recipes on boards first, making them the focal point of your platter. 
  3. Add bowls of nuts, yogurts and dips.
  4. Add other small elements such as boiled egg halves, berries, fruit, veggies and crackers to fill in the gaps around the main plates. 
  5. To finish your platter add decorative flourishes such as fresh herbs or edible flowers.

Tips

  • Whenever possible work with odd numbers of similar items, such as three small bowls of dips.
  • When it comes to dishes, anything goes - from your Nan's old cake tin to ceramic ramekins or clean jars from the back of the cupboard!
  • Try popping chopped veggies on skewers or creating fruit shapes with cookie cutters.