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    Home » Vegetarian Recipes » 45 Vegetarian Canapés & Party Food Recipes

    45 Vegetarian Canapés & Party Food Recipes

    Published: Nov 8, 2015 · Modified: Mar 4, 2022 by Kate Ford · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Vegetarian Canapés & Party Food
    Vegetarian Canapés & Party Food

    A collection of some of the best vegetarian canapés and party nibbles, that are both delicious and easy to make.

    As a vegetarian, I've often found myself in the situation where I'm ravenously hungry at a drinks reception, but all the canapés coming past involve smoked salmon or prosciutto, or other meaty treats.  A very first-world problem, I know, but there you go!

    So, as party season approaches, I thought a quick roundup of ideas for vegetarian party nibbles & canapés would be a useful resource.  You might also be interested in my equivalent vegan roundup: 63 Vegan Canapés & Party Food Recipes.

    If you're planning a party and are looking for some inspiration, you can't go wrong with this lot!

    Jump to:
    • 🍕 Breads & Mini-Pizzas
    • 🍱 Asian-Inspired Canapés
    • 🌶 Vegetable-based Buffet Bites
    • 🥧 Mini Pastries and Scone Canapés
    • 🍳 Egg-based Party Food
    • 🍪 Savoury Biscuits & Crackers
    • 🥜 Party Nuts
    • 🍔 Vegetarian Mini-Burgers & Sliders
    • 🧆 Dips
    • 🥞 Vegetarian Blinis and Canapés
    • 💬 Comments and Reviews

    🍕 Breads & Mini-Pizzas

    Pistachio, Feta and Pomegranate Crostini Recipe | Recipes From A Pantry
    Need some easy Christmas Appetizer recipes? Then look no further than these colourful Pistachio, Feta and Pomegranate Crostini.
    Check out this recipe
    Pistachio, Feta and Pomegranate Crostini Recipe | Recipes From A Pantry
    Healthy Taco Pizza Cones | The Petite Cook
    Forget ice cream - Almost as fun to make as they are to eat, these healthy vegetarian taco pizza cones are the ultimate guilt-free snack!
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Taco Pizza Cones | The Petite Cook
    Mini Picnic Calzones
    These bite-sized calzones are packed with flavour - perfect for a party or picnic!
    Mini Picnic Calzones
    Mini Pizza Tartlets | Utterly Scrummy Food for Families
    Ready-rolled puff pastry makes these pretty little pizza tartlets so quick and easy to make. Incredibly more-ish, a real crowd-pleaser for very little effort!
    Check out this recipe
    Mini Pizza Tartlets | Utterly Scrummy Food for Families
    Spelt Flatbreads with mixed seeds
    These seeded spelt flatbreads are so easy to make, and cook in minutes in a dry frying pan. Serve with dips, stuff with fillings or griddle on the BBQ!
    Check out this recipe
    Spelt Flatbread Recipe

    🍱 Asian-Inspired Canapés

    Chilli Peanut Vietnamese Rolls
    These spicy and salty rice paper rolls are totally more-ish - perfect for parties, picnics or a delicious light lunch.
    Check out this recipe
    Chilli Peanut Vietnamese Rolls
    Courgette and Baobab Bhajias | The Botanical Kitchen
    The baobab powder brings out the citrus of the lemon and gives these lovely bhajias a light tang.
    Check out this recipe
    Courgette and Baobab Bhajias | The Botanical Kitchen
    Easy Satay Tofu
    These easy satay tofu skewers are so easy to make with shortcut ingredients, and can be cooked in the oven, BBQ or air fryer. A crunchy peanut sauce makes the perfect dip.
    Check out this recipe
    Easy Vegan Sushi
    Make a platter of four vegan sushi varieties with your choice of fillings. Easy step-by-step photos and instructions, perfect for first-time sushi makers!
    Check out this recipe
    vegan sushi and chopsticks
    Bombay Potato Bites (quick vegan party nibbles)
    These quick and easy party snacks are perfect with drinks - a deliciously savoury and spicy snack.
    Check out this recipe
    Bombay Bites (Quick Vegan Party Nibbles)
    Vegetarian hand-rolled maki (temaki) | Delicious Magazine
    Sushi needn’t just be made with fish. Try this delicious vegetarian hand-rolled maki. This sushi recipe is low in calories, fat and salt.
    Check out this recipe
    Vegetarian hand-rolled maki (temaki) | Delicious Magazine

    🌶 Vegetable-based Buffet Bites

    Mini Baked Potatoes | Eats Amazing
    Easy mini baked potatoes - these bite sized potatoes make a great side dish or party food for bonfire night and the festive season!
    Check out this recipe
    Mini Baked Potatoes | Eats Amazing
    Aubergine rolls with pesto | Delicious Magazine
    An easy but impressive dish of chargrilled and filled aubergine slices, served with a side of pesto. It’s the ideal lunch or light supper for a vegetarian.
    Check out this recipe
    Aubergine rolls with pesto | Delicious Magazine

    🥧 Mini Pastries and Scone Canapés

    Herby Courgette Canapés | The Botanical Kitchen
    I love courgettes at any time of year and this quick dish combines them with lemons and herbs to make a great canapé filling.
    Check out this recipe
    Herby Courgette Canapés | The Botanical Kitchen
    Chocolate Mushroom Vol-au-Vents and Other Canapés | Tin and Thyme
    Creamy mushrooms enhanced with a little chocolate and served in puff pastry cases.
    Check out this recipe
    Chocolate Mushroom Vol-au-Vents and Other Canapés | Tin and Thyme
    Mini Cheese and Onion Pasties
    These more-ish cheese and onion pasties are just so easy to make and taste better than any shop-bought version!
    Check out this recipe
    Mini Cheese and Onion Pasties
    Beetroot Bites | The Botanical Kitchen
    You can have this beetroot filling in the pastry cases as described or simply as a little salad inside a leaf of gem lettuce or on top of some parchment bread or a toasted slice of rye or sourdough.
    Check out this recipe
    Beetroot Bites | The Botanical Kitchen
    Vegan Cheese Scones
    These delicious vegan cheese scones are so light and 'buttery' no-one will believe they are vegan! A tang of mustard and dairy-free cheese makes them the perfect teatime treat or accompaniment to a steaming bowl of soup.
    Check out this recipe
    Savoury Vegan Scones on cooling rack
    Pesto, mascarpone and tomato wheels | Delicious Magazine
    These pesto, mascarpone and tomato pastry wheels are quick and easy to make and can be made-ahead. They’re great vegetarian snacks for a party.
    Check out this recipe
    Pesto, mascarpone and tomato wheels | Delicious Magazine
    Vegan Sausage Rolls with sage and red onion
    These really simple vegan sausage rolls taste fabulous, are quick and easy to make and are just perfect for a party, buffet or picnic!  
    Check out this recipe
    easy vegan sausage rolls
    Tiny Cheese, Onion and Olive Scones | Delia Online
    These are so moreish that I don’t think your guests could possibly survive on just one. They are simple to make and freeze superbly once cooked, provided you defrost and re-heat them in a hot oven for about 4 minutes before serving.
    Check out this recipe
    Tiny Cheese, Onion and Olive Scones | Delia Online

    🍳 Egg-based Party Food

    Red Pepper, Spinach & Cheese Egg Muffins | Unconditionally Nourished
    An easy and nutrient-packed canapé, breakfast or lunch idea that tastes delicious eaten hot or cold.
    Check out this recipe
    Red Pepper, Spinach & Cheese Egg Muffins | Unconditionally Nourished
    Truffle and parmesan potato scotch eggs | Delicious Magazine
    Probably the best scotch egg you’ll ever have tasted. The addition of truffle oil and parmesan makes this recipe sublime.
    Check out this recipe
    Truffle and parmesan potato scotch eggs | Delicious Magazine
    Rainbow Omelette Cakes Recipe | Eats Amazing
    A fun twist on the traditional omelette recipe - these delicious healthy baked omelettes make perfect picnic food for kids!
    Check out this recipe
    Rainbow Omelette Cakes Recipe | Eats Amazing

    🍪 Savoury Biscuits & Crackers

    Artisan cheese cracker recipes | Dan Lepard
    Two real crackers to liven up any cheeseboard – one made with spelt and oats, the other with polenta and olive oil
    Check out this recipe
    Artisan cheese cracker recipes | Dan Lepard
    How to cook the perfect oatcakes | Felicity Cloake
    Are oatcakes delicious or dull, what do you top them with – and is it worth making your own?
    Check out this recipe
    How to cook the perfect oatcakes | Felicity Cloake

    🥜 Party Nuts

    Sweet & spicy nuts recipe | BBC Good Food
    Roast almonds, Brazil and cashew nuts with spiced flavours then pack up into bags as a homemade gift.
    Check out this recipe
    Sweet & spicy nuts recipe | BBC Good Food
    Warm Six-Spiced Party Nuts
    These smoky and spicy nuts are perfect for a party, a great accompaniment to pre-dinner drinks.
    Check out this recipe
    Warm Six-Spiced Party Nuts | Vegan Nibbles
    Festive honey-roasted nuts | Jamie Oliver
    This year, instead of buying a whole load of expensive packets of spiced roasted nuts nuts or honey-roasted ones, make your own!
    Check out this recipe
    Festive honey-roasted nuts | Jamie Oliver

    🍔 Vegetarian Mini-Burgers & Sliders

    Vegan Sliders - mini bean burgers | The Veg Space
    These easy peasy vegan sliders are perfect party food - mini black bean burgers with spring onion and lime. So simple to make!
    Check out this recipe
    Vegan Slider Recipe
    Beetroot and halloumi sliders with chilli jam | Olive Magazine
    These mini veggie burgers are made from chickpeas, beetroot and halloumi. They work great as party snacks, starters or even a main course, simply adjust the portion size each time!
    Check out this recipe
    Beetroot and halloumi sliders with chilli jam | Olive Magazine
    Mini veggie burgers and salsa recipe
    Try a new vegetarian recipe with these tasty veggie burgers made with vegetarian mince and sweet potato.
    Check out this recipe
    Mini veggie burgers and salsa recipe

    🧆 Dips

    Butter Bean Hummus
    This creamy and nutritious butter bean hummus is a delicious alternative to a traditional hummus, with the classic flavours of garlic, lemon and tahini.
    Check out this recipe
    Butter Bean Hummus
    Spinach, Tahini and Cumin Spread | Planet Veggie
    A delicious and vibrantly green dip from Cathy at Planet Veggie.
    Check out this recipe
    Spinach, Tahini and Cumin Spread | Planet Veggie
    Skinny Beetroot Hummus
    This lower-calorie beetroot hummus is packed with flavour, creamy and delicious and perfectly pink!
    Check out this recipe
    Beetroot Hummus Recipe

    🥞 Vegetarian Blinis and Canapés

    Vegan Blini Toppings (and easy vegan blinis)
    This selection of quick and easy vegan blini toppings are simple to make and will impress your guests! Includes a recipe for easy vegan blinis.
    Check out this recipe
    vegan blini toppings
    How to cook perfect blinis | Felicity Cloake
    Are blinis the best culinary kick-off to a celebration, or do you have another, even more sophisticated crowd pleaser up your sleeve?
    Check out this recipe
    How to cook perfect blinis | Felicity Cloake
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    Comments

    1. Janet says

      January 16, 2016 at 10:46 am

      These all look amazing, thank you!! Can't wait to start trying some out.

      Reply
      • thevegspace says

        January 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm

        Thanks Janet - enjoy! x

        Reply
    2. Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says

      November 10, 2015 at 6:28 am

      These all look brilliant! The perfect reference point for all those festive parties coming up for vegetarian guests. Thanks so much for sharing my recipe.

      Reply
      • thevegspace says

        November 10, 2015 at 2:29 pm

        Thanks Jemma, great recipe!

        Reply
    3. Choclette says

      November 09, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      Ooh, can I come to this party please? Would be wonderful to know I could eat everything with no worries as to what bits of meat or fish might be lurking within.

      Reply
    4. Cathy @ Planet Veggie says

      November 09, 2015 at 2:00 pm

      Mmm, all of these are right up my street! Yum yum yum.

      Reply
      • thevegspace says

        November 10, 2015 at 2:30 pm

        Thanks Cathy!

        Reply
    5. Jacqueline Meldrum says

      November 09, 2015 at 12:02 am

      What a fabulous roundup of nibbles, I'm bookmarking this for Hogmannay when I have visitors.

      Reply
    6. Petra / Be Healthy Now says

      November 08, 2015 at 10:25 pm

      This is a such a great list, who knew you could do so much with vegetarian food!

      Reply
    7. Jo of Jo's Kitchen says

      November 08, 2015 at 8:30 pm

      What a wonderful list. I know where to come now if I need recipe inspiration for canapés over the festive period

      Reply

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