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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Bake the mini buns

    Bake the balls at 180 °C for 12‑15 minutes until golden.

    Time: PT15M

    Temperature: 180°C

  8. Prepare the meat patties

    In a bowl, mix the ground beef, breadcrumbs, cumin, pepper, salt. Form 8 small patties of equal size.

    Time: PT5M

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

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Varied dinner buffet

Recipe by Zahra Style

A complete and economical dinner buffet, consisting of mini burgers, chickpea hummus toasts, mini meat patties, goat‑honey puff pastries, smoked trout‑cheese tartlets, and turkey‑cheese wraps. Everything is prepared with Lidl products for under €12, ideal for entertaining.

MediumFrenchServes 6

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Source Video
1h 30m
Prep
1h 10m
Cook
19m
Cleanup
2h 59m
Total

Cost Breakdown

$19.03
Total cost
$3.17
Per serving

Critical Success Points

  • Let the mini burger dough rise properly (30 min at 25 °C).
  • Do not over‑work the dough to avoid it becoming tough.
  • Brush the meat patties with egg yolk before the second oven bake to obtain a nice glaze.
  • Cut the puff pastry and shortcrust pastry with a very sharp knife to avoid uneven edges.

Safety Warnings

  • Handle the hot oven (190 °C) with kitchen gloves.
  • Be careful with the cooking of ground beef: reach an internal temperature of 71 °C.
  • Use a sharp knife to avoid cuts.

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