Cracker party boards recipe

Name: Cracker party boards
Yield: Serves 12 (makes 36, 12 of each topping)
Ingredients: 36 Jacob’s crackers (900g tub), 12 crackers for each topping; 2 ripe medium avocados, thinly sliced; 12 (roughly 100g) king prawns, halved lengthways; ½ ripe mango, peeled, destoned and finely chopped; 10g coriander, half finely chopped, half roughly chopped; 1 red chilli, half deseeded and finely chopped, half thinly sliced; 1 lime, half juiced, half cut into wedges; 1 tsp Tabasco original red pepper sauce; 125g pack British goats’ cheese; 3 tbsp apricot conserve; 50g dried apricots, thinly sliced; 15g toasted flaked almonds; 3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked; 1 tsp crushed chilli flakes (optional); 2 ripe pears, cored and thinly sliced lengthways; 100g Stilton, rind trimmed and discarded; 15g walnut halves, finely chopped; 5g wild rocket; 1 tbsp clear honey

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If you’re throwing a festive do or putting together a picky bits spread, whip up a fancy Jacob’s cracker party board. There’s something for everyone with three different flavour combos – fresh prawn, avo and mango, or more traditional blue cheese, pear and honey, and something a little sweet with goats’ cheese, apricot and almond.

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Serves 12 (makes 36, 12 of each topping)
Takes 30 mins
284 calories / serving

Ingredients

36 Jacob’s crackers (900g tub), 12 crackers for each topping

For the king prawn topping

2 ripe medium avocados, thinly sliced
12 (roughly 100g) king prawns, halved lengthways
½ ripe mango, peeled, destoned and finely chopped
10g coriander, half finely chopped, half roughly chopped
1 red chilli, half deseeded and finely chopped, half thinly sliced
1 lime, half juiced, half cut into wedges
1 tsp Tabasco original red pepper sauce

For the soft goats' cheese topping

125g pack British goats’ cheese
3 tbsp apricot conserve
50g dried apricots, thinly sliced
15g toasted flaked almonds
3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
1 tsp crushed chilli flakes (optional)

For the pear topping

2 ripe pears, cored and thinly sliced lengthways
100g Stilton, rind trimmed and discarded
15g walnut halves, finely chopped
5g wild rocket
1 tbsp clear honey

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Each serving contains

Energy: 1185kJ 284.0kcal; 14%
Fat: 16g; medium23%
Saturates: 7g; high35%
Sugars: 10g; medium11%
Salt: 0.7g; medium12%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 24.8gProtein 8.4gFibre 3.0g

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Method

For the king prawn topping, arrange the Jacob’s crackers on a board or plate. Evenly top with avocado slices and arrange 2 halves of prawn on each. Mix the mango, finely chopped chilli and coriander and the juice of ½ lime together until evenly combined. Spoon over the prawn and top each with a dash of Tabasco.
Garnish with the remaining coriander and chilli with lime wedges to serve.
For the soft goat's cheese topping, arrange the Jacob’s crackers on a board or plate. Evenly smooth goats’ cheese onto each one and top with a little apricot conserve.
Garnish with the dried apricot, flaked almonds, thyme, a grind of black pepper and dried chilli (if using) to serve.
For the pear slices, arrange the Jacob’s crackers on a board or plate. Top each cracker with a few slices of pear, crumble over the Stilton, sprinkle with the walnuts, season with a grind of black pepper and garnish with rocket. Drizzle with honey to serve.

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