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January 17, 2019

Australia Day finger food recipes

Sausage rolls, mini party pies, and so much more.

The Gourmet Traveller Team

Sausage rolls (Photo: Chris Chen)

Throwing a party on January 26? Try out these Australia Day finger food recipes. We’ve got lamb and prawns, avocado dips … and sausage rolls, of course.

Sticky lamb ribs with chilli-vinegar

Sticky lamb ribs with chilli-vinegar

Fairy-bread cake

Fairy-bread cake

Fairy-bread cake

Charred prawns on skewers with lime

Charred prawns on skewers with lime

Ms G's: Mini pork banh mi

Ms G’s: Mini pork banh mi

Ms G’s: Mini pork banh mi

Avocado, edamame and lemon dip

Avocado, edamame and lemon dip

Hummus with radishes and paprika

Hummus with radishes and paprika

Hummus with radishes and paprika

Spiced chicken skewers

Spiced chicken skewers

Spiced chicken skewers

Prawns barbecued in XO sauce

Prawns barbecued in XO sauce

Prawns barbecued in XO sauce

Potato scallops

Potato scallops

Potato scallops

Mini finger buns

Mini finger buns

Mini lobster rolls

Mini lobster rolls

Mini lobster rolls

Anzac macarons

Anzac macarons

Peach Melba pops

Peach Melba pops

Peach Melba pops

Crumbed rice paper rolls with crab and green sriracha mayo

Crumbed rice paper rolls with crab and green sriracha mayo

Crumbed rice paper rolls with crab and green sriracha mayo

Barbecued scallops with seaweed butter and rye bread

Barbecued scallops with seaweed butter and rye bread

Crab and celery mayonnaise on crostini

Crab and celery mayonnaise on crostini

Crab and celery mayonnaise on crostini

King prawns with green salsa

King prawns with green salsa

Kebabs

Sticky pork skewers

Sticky pork skewers

Smoked salmon crostini

Smoked salmon crostini

Chicken tinga tacos

Chicken tinga tacos

Pork, veal and fennel sausage rolls

Pork, veal and fennel sausage rolls

Chicken wings with adjika

Chicken wings with adjika

Chicken wings with adjika

Oysters with two sauces recipe

Oysters with two sauces

Oysters with two sauces

Watermelon and basil make an unexpectedly delicious combination - here in the form of a watermelon shaved ice paired with a basil-infused sugar syrup. Begin this recipe a day ahead to freeze the watermelon ice.

Watermelon shaved ice with basil syrup

Watermelon shaved ice with basil syrup

Cucumber-gin slushie

Cucumber-gin slushie

Cucumber-gin slushie

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Chilled watermelon wedges with chilli-lime salt

Chilled watermelon wedges with chilli-lime salt

Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn cocktails

Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn cocktails

Grilled scallops in the shell

Grilled scallops in the shell

Lamb köfte with green tahini yoghurt

Lamb köfte with green tahini yoghurt

Blackberry and lemon mini pavlovas

Blackberry and lemon mini pavlovas

Party pies with homemade tomato sauce

Party pies with homemade tomato sauce

Sausage rolls

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