How to Make a Relish Tray
The Mad Men era relish tray is making a comeback, and it's perfect for your next cocktail party!
Equipment
- divided relish tray
Ingredients
fresh or pickled veggie choices
- celery ribs stuffed with spreadable cheese or ham salad
- pickled asparagus spears
- fresh or pickled carrot sticks, see my recipe here
- dill pickles, see my recipe here
- radishes, whole or sliced
- bell pepper strips (assorted colors)
- sugar snap peas
- pickled mushrooms
- pickled onions or shallots
- dilly beans, see my recipe here
- cornichon pickles
- giardiniera, see my recipe here
- pickled peppers like pepperoncini or jalapeño, see my recipe here
cold dip choices
- hummus (classic or flavored varieties), see my recipe here
- Greek yogurt tzatziki, see my recipe here
- roasted red pepper dip, see my recipe here
- guacamole
- whipped feta, see my recipe here
- smoked fish dip, see my recipe here
- onion dip, see my recipe here
- Boursin cheese, see my recipe here
- smoked salmon salad, see my recipe here
- ham salad, see my recipe here
cheese choices, cubed or cut into bite sized pieces
- marbled cheese such as cheddar with wine, pepper jack, or sage Derby.
- marinated mozzarella balls, see my recipe here
- mini cheese balls, see my recipe here
- Brie or Camembert cut in small triangles
olive choices
- stuffed olives, look for interesting varieties in your supermarket olive bar stuffed with cheese, pimento, or nuts.
- pitted olives such as Kalamata
- warm mixed olives, see my recipe here
- fried olives, see my recipe here
nut choices
- macadamia nuts are always festive
- candied or spiced pecans
- marcona almonds are buttery and delicious, I love them with rosemary and olive oil.
- deep roasted almonds , see my recipe here
- mixed cocktail nuts
protein options
- deviled eggs, see my recipe here
- shrimp (wih cocktail sauce), see my recipe here
- cubed ham
- sliced salami
small crackers
- Ritz crackers
- melba toasts
- crispy bread sticks
- pretzel sticks
- Gruyere cheese crisps, see my recipe here
Instructions
- Let your relish tray guide your choices. You can make a homogeneous tray with all cheese or all nuts. But you can also have more fun mixing things up. Use more than one tray for a bigger crowd.
- Arrange different types of foods in different compartments of your relish tray.
suggested combinations
- Cubed cheese, stuffed olives, pickled carrot sticks, Marcona almonds
- Giardiniera, shrimp with cocktail sauce, Manchego cheese, black olives
- Celery stuffed with Boursin cheese, deviled eggs, roasted almonds, green olives
- Mini cheese balls, Ritz crackers, mixed nuts, gherkin pickles
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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