Varied dinner buffet
Varied dinner buffet is a medium French recipe that serves 6. 520 calories per serving. Recipe by Zahra Style on YouTube.
Prep: 1 hr 30 min | Cook: 1 hr 5 min | Total: 2 hrs 55 min
Cost: $19.03 total, $3.17 per serving
Ingredients
- 300 g All‑purpose flour (For the mini burger dough)
- 200 ml Milk (Warm)
- 1 cuillère à café Dry baker's yeast (Approximately 5 g)
- 1 cuillère à café Sugar
- 1 cuillère à café Salt
- 1 cuillère à café Unsalted butter (Soft butter, at room temperature)
- 1 piece Pre‑baked baguette (About 250 g, slice thinly)
- 400 g Canned chickpeas (Drained and rinsed)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Olive oil
- 0.5 cuillère à café Sweet paprika
- 0.5 cuillère à café Ground cumin
- 1 piece Garlic clove (Minced)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Lemon juice (About the juice of ½ lemon)
- 8 pieces Pitted black olives (For decoration)
- 1 piece Avocado (Thinly sliced)
- 6 pieces Radish (Thin quarters for decoration)
- 300 g Ground beef (Can be replaced with ground turkey)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Breadcrumbs
- 0.25 cuillère à café Ground black pepper
- 2 pieces Egg (1 for glazing mini burgers, 1 for glazing puff pastries)
- 1 cuillère à café Sesame seeds
- 1 cuillère à café Nigella seeds
- 1 cuillère à soupe Cooking oil (For the pan)
- 100 g Hamburger cheese (cheddar type) (Cut into 4 squares)
- 1 roll Puff pastry (≈ 275 g)
- 150 g Goat cheese (Thin slices)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Honey
- 1 roll Shortcrust pastry (≈ 250 g)
- 100 g Smoked trout (In thin strips)
- 100 g Garlic and herb cheese
- 12 pieces Tartlet molds (Size 4 cm)
- 4 pieces Wrap tortillas (Large size, whole‑wheat)
- 8 pieces Turkey slices (Thin)
- 4 cuillères à soupe Algerian sauce (Or mayonnaise/ketchup to taste)
- 100 g Green salad (Wash and spin dry)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Mayonnaise
- 2 cuillères à soupe Ketchup
Instructions
Prepare the mini burger dough
In a large bowl, mix the yeast, sugar and warm milk. Add the flour, salt, stir with a spoon then knead by hand for 2 minutes. Incorporate the soft butter and blend well.
Time: PT10M
Let the dough rise
Cover the bowl with plastic film and let rest 30 minutes at room temperature until the dough doubles in volume.
Time: PT30M
Temperature: 25°C
Prepare the mini toasts
Slice the pre‑baked baguette into slices about 1 cm thick, arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake 10 minutes at 190 °C until lightly golden.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 190°C
Make the chickpea hummus
In the food processor, blend the chickpeas, olive oil, paprika, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper until a smooth paste forms.
Time: PT5M
Assemble the hummus toasts
Spread a teaspoon of hummus on each mini toast, decorate with a black olive, a piece of avocado and a radish quarter.
Time: PT5M
Shape the mini buns
Divide the risen dough into 30 g balls (about 12 balls). Place them on a sheet, cover with a kitchen towel and let rest 5‑10 minutes.
Time: PT10M
Bake the mini buns
Bake the balls at 180 °C for 12‑15 minutes until golden.
Time: PT15M
Temperature: 180°C
Prepare the meat patties
In a bowl, mix the ground beef, breadcrumbs, cumin, pepper, salt. Form 8 small patties of equal size.
Time: PT5M
Pan‑fry the patties
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a non‑stick pan, cook the patties 4‑5 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.
Time: PT10M
Glaze the patties
Brush each cooked patty with egg yolk using a brush, sprinkle with sesame and nigella seeds, then bake 5 minutes at 180 °C to set the glaze.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: 180°C
Prepare the goat‑honey puff pastries
Roll out the puff pastry, place slices of goat cheese, drizzle with honey, roll up, cut into 2 cm pieces, brush with egg yolk and bake 15 minutes at 190 °C.
Time: PT15M
Temperature: 190°C
Prepare the smoked trout‑cheese mini tartlets
Line the tartlet molds with shortcrust pastry using a cutter, prick the base with a fork, place a piece of garlic‑herb cheese, add a strip of smoked trout, bake 15 minutes at 180 °C.
Time: PT15M
Temperature: 180°C
Assemble the mini burgers
Cut each mini bun in half, spread the bottom with mayonnaise, add a meat patty, a slice of hamburger cheese, a few lettuce leaves, close with the bun top.
Time: PT10M
Prepare the turkey‑cheese wraps
Spread a thin layer of Algerian sauce on each tortilla, place 2 turkey slices, a slice of cheese, a few lettuce leaves, roll tightly and cut into 5 cm pieces.
Time: PT10M
Buffet layout
Arrange the mini toasts, mini burgers, puff pastries, tartlets, wraps and small salad portions on a large platter. Decorate with remaining olives, avocado and radish.
Time: PT5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbohydrates
- 55 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
Dietary info: Contains meat, Contains dairy, high-fiber
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Fish
Last updated: April 7, 2026






