Browse 165 Appetizer Recipes

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Grandma Nucci's Meatballs

Grandma Nucci's Meatballs

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

The most delicious meatballs you will ever eat. With these babies, good cheese is everything. So toss your green plastic parmesan cylinder and buy some fresh grated romano, parmesean, or fontina! Sarah http://the-delicious-life.blogspot.com/

Fried Zucchini Flowers

Fried Zucchini Flowers

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes

There have been books written on the zucchini blossom. The forerunner of the ever-burgeoning mottled cylinder, is edible. More than edible, it's delicious in an Earth Mother kind of way. That which some just chuck away as waste, can in fact become a de…

Crostini

Crostini

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Thinly sliced bread painted with olive oil, sprinkled with herbs, garlic powder and salt. Dried herbs can be used in place of fresh.

Stuffed jalapeños with crab meat

Stuffed jalapeños with crab meat

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

These appetizer are a huge hit. Make sure to use high quality ingredients especially for the blue cheese, crab meat and bacon. Try to get smoked bacon.

Caesar Salad

Caesar Salad

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

I love to order Caesar salad when I go out to dinner, but I never was able to duplicate that wonderful taste at home. Bottled Caesar dressings never seemed to satisfy, and boxed croûtons never had the same flavor or crunch. Finally, one day I came acro…

Oven Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

Oven Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes

I have evolved my recipe until I think I have achieved perfection. Crispy buffalo-style chicken wings out of the oven with loads of flavour.

Roast Tomato, Onion & Pumpkin Seed Salad

Roast Tomato, Onion & Pumpkin Seed Salad

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

We’re still experiencing cold Winter temperatures here in Tanzania, so the other day I was inspired to make this delicious warm salad for lunch. It comes from the August copy of the South African “Essentials” magazine, and I discovered it one n…

Seafood Salad Thai style (Yam Thale)

Seafood Salad Thai style (Yam Thale)

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes

Seafood salad or Thai called "Yam Thale" Every bite of this seafood salad offers a taste-explosion of Thai flavors! At the same time, the dressing never overpowers the fresh taste of the seafood, but rather brings out all of its natural succulence. While…

Chicken Manchurian

Chicken Manchurian

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

A popular and very tasty Indo-Chinese recipe.

Zucchini Pie

Zucchini Pie

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

This is my mother’s recipe that I recently found looking through a very old cook book. It gives me much comfort to share it with all of you. It comes to you with wonderful memories and love. Enjoy!

Smoked Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

Smoked Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Raita is a yogurt based sauce or dip. Usually, raita is very simple with either some cumin or some mint and cucumber, or pineapple pieces, etc. But this is a very flavorful raita with smoked eggplant, garlic and ginger. I had it first along with a very de…

Pomelo spicy salad

Pomelo spicy salad

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

This refreshing salad combines three nutrient-rich ingredients: sweet pomelos (for potassium and vitamin C), smoked salmon (a source of omega-3 fatty acids) and chiles (full of beta-carotene). And in Thai called “Yam Som-O”

Ricotta-Spinach Stuffed Eggplants

Ricotta-Spinach Stuffed Eggplants

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This ricotta and spinach stuffed eggplant was inspired by Moussaka-filled Eggplants. It can be served as a vegetarian starter or main dish. Ricotta cheese can be substituted with cottage cheese or paneer.

Cheese & Mustard Party Straws

Cheese & Mustard Party Straws

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

These light & crispy snacks are just the thing to serve with drinks before your meal. (They go exceptionally well with a nice glass of chilled Chardonnay !)

Comfort Egg Salad

Comfort Egg Salad

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Not all egg salads are created equal. Not enough ingredients and you have egg on toast. Too much and you've got a soggy tasteless mess. This recipe gets it just right - crunchy, springy, sweet, tangy. Perfect for staying in on a rainy day in front of…

Cheese (Fries) Please!

Cheese (Fries) Please!

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

French fries are one of my favorites foods, and the hardest to give up when I start dieting. This recipe for cheese fries gives me a lot of what I love with little guilt.

Melon Salsa

Melon Salsa

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes

This is so good. I love playing with new salsa recipes for the summer! This one is great over grilled meat, or all alone!

Tilapia Mint cakes

Tilapia Mint cakes

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Serve with yogurt as an appetizer Or as the main course with some salad Or make a fish burger by adding the pattie in a bun with lettuce, tomatoes and onion. Replace Tilapia filets with Paneer(Indian cheese) to make Paneer Mint Cakes.

Warm Spinach Dip

Warm Spinach Dip

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

My step-mother makes this spinach dip for parties and I have been trying to get the recipe from her for years. At first inspection, the ingredients are actually very simple, but you would never know it from the taste. Serve with crackers, bagel chips, b…

Beer and Cheese Dip

Beer and Cheese Dip

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

This recipe came from an old community cookbook that was my mother’s. I remember she used to serve it when she and my dad had friends over to play cards, and it was a favorite at potlucks and super-bowl parties too. It's tangy with a little bit of a "ki…

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