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Home » Recipes » Appetizer

Appetizer Recipes

Appetizer recipes are some of my favorite recipes to make whether I'm cooking for my family or for a gathering. Serve one at a time or a few at once!

Looking for party food ideas? You'll love this Antipasto Stromboli or my Old Bay Shrimp. Need some vegetarian appetizers that are still 100% delicious? Try my Red Radish Crostini or my Buffalo Cauliflower Dip.

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    Easy Cheese Sablés (Savory Shortbread Cookies)
  • A bowl of tapenade garnished with parsley sits on a plate with slices of bread and a knife, next to a blue patterned cloth.
    Easy Green and Black Olive Tapenade
  • A plate with herbed goat cheese rolled in nuts and herbs, a bowl of olive tapenade, crackers, fresh herbs, and red grapes. A cheese knife rests on the plate.
    Herbed Goat Cheese with Pistachios
  • A hand dips a pita chip into a bowl of whipped ricotta dip garnished with dill and lemon zest, with more pita chips on a plate nearby.
    Whipped Ricotta Dip with Goat Cheese
  • A small white bowl filled with marinated green and black olives, garnished with lemon peel, with toothpicks and almonds nearby on an orange tiled surface.
    Easy Marinated Olives with Citrus and Rosemary
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    33 Popular French Appetizer Recipes to Impress Your Guests
  • deviled eggs on plate next to serving spoon and napkin.
    Truffle Deviled Eggs
  • Deviled eggs topped with shredded crab, pickled red onions, and fresh dill are arranged on a plate with sprigs of dill on the side.
    Crab Deviled Eggs with Pickled Onions
  • cranberry brie bites in phyllo cups on platter next to green napkin.
    Cranberry Brie Bites
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    Fresh Pineapple Mango Salsa Recipe
  • close up of baked brie surrounded by bread, apples, and nuts with a hand reaching an apple slice in to dip.
    Baked Brie en Croute
  • A collage of four crab meat dishes: a cold crab dip, a crab quiche with asparagus, crab cakes with lemon wedges, and a creamy cream of crab soup, with the text Top Crab Meat Recipes.
    39 Best Crab Meat Recipes (Both Real and Imitation)
  • three small plates with three vegan stuffed mushrooms on each, with napkin and serving fork
    Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
  • Close up of bowl of sour cream and chive dip with spoon on plate with potato chips.
    Sour Cream and Chive Dip
  • close up of bowl of ramp pesto next to kitchen towel.
    Lemony Ramp Pesto with Basil
  • fig spread on cutting board next to figs and cheese
    Honey Balsamic Fig Spread
  • bowl of cold crab dip with old bay and chives on plate with crackers and cucumber sticks.
    Crab Dip
  • bowl of roasted mini peppers topped with parsley next to wooden spoon and napkin.
    4-Ingredient Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers
  • A ceramic bowl filled with creamy lemon aioli, garnished with a sprig of fresh dill, next to a patterned green and blue cloth and a copper spoon.
    Garlic Lemon Aioli
  • bowl of black bean and corn salsa with chip in it.
    Black Bean and Corn Salsa
  • spoon scooping a portion of hot crab dip out of baking dish with crab dip topped with parsley.
    Hot Crab Dip Recipe
  • close up of head of roasted garlic on cutting board with napkin and knife.
    How to Roast Garlic Cloves
  • bowl of horseradish aioli with chopped parsley on top.
    Garlic Horseradish Aioli
  • ramekin with chicken liver pâté next to crostini and cornichons and sage.
    Chicken Liver Pâté with Truffle
  • square image with four photos of smoked salmon dishes and the title "best smoked salmon recipes".
    35 Ways to Serve Smoked Salmon
  • close up of burrata with tomatoes and pesto with serving fork and napkin
    Burrata with Tomatoes and Pesto
  • close up of jar of French jarcuterie
    French Charcuterie Cups
  • two slices of tomato tart on cutting board topped with fresh basil.
    Puff Pastry Tomato Tart
  • hand dipping crostini into baked camembert surrounded by figs, thyme, and more crostini.
    Baked Camembert with Hot Honey
  • crab stuffed shrimp on plate with green beans, rice, and lemon wedge.
    Baked Stuffed Shrimp Recipe
  • 4 images of appetizers and the title "what to serve with Baked Brie".
    What to Serve with Baked Brie: 29 Easy Ideas!
  • plate with turkey zucchini mushrooms, garlic bread, and parsley with fork.
    Turkey Zucchini Meatballs
  • two eggplant bruschetta toasts on plate.
    Eggplant Bruschetta
  • overhead view of bowl of cherry salsa on plate with tortilla chips.
    Summer Cherry Salsa
  • close up of bowl of roasted garlic hummus on cutting board next to green napkin.
    Roasted Garlic Hummus
  • close up of harissa hummus in small bowl next to radishes, carrot sticks, and peppers.
    Spicy Harissa Hummus
  • close up of stack of bacon cheese puff pastry turnovers on plate.
    Bacon and Cheese Turnovers
  • close up of quick pickled shallots in jar with fork in front of shallot
    Quick Pickled Shallots (No Cook!)
  • olive dip in bowl next to potato chips, spoon, and red napkin
    How to Make Olive Dip
  • bowl of sriracha aioli with spoon surrounded by brightly colored kitchen towels
    Sriracha Aioli Sauce

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