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The Best Appetizer Recipes!

Whether you call them Appetizers, Hors D'oeuvres or Mezes, everyone gets excited about these tiny before dinner bites.

From My Favorite Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer to stunning Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps, and everything in between, we've got incredible appetizer recipes for you, to get your party off to a delectable start.

  • bowl of black olive tapenade garnished with parsley leaves and surrounded with toasted pita triangles.
    Spicy Turkish Tapenade
  • fingers dipping a cucumber slice into abowl of colorful chipotle carrot humms
    Chipotle Carrot Hummus
  • Baba Ganoush
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    Guacamole
  • bowl of hummus toped with toasted pine nuts, olive oil drizzles and chopped parsley
    How To Make Hummus
  • white ceramic pie pan filled with Turkish hummus, topped with chopped cucumbers, radishes and sun dried tomatoes
    Turkish Hot Layered Hummus
  • bowl filled with caponata, eggplant and bell pepper relish
    Caponata (Sicilian Sweet and Sour Eggplant Relish)
  • A corn tortilla chip being dipped into a bowl filled with finely chopped salsa fresca made from tomatoes, chilies, onion and cilantro.
    Salsa Fresca
  • labneh on a plate with olive oil and mint and a knife in it
    Labneh
  • round soft cheese in shallow bowl surrounded with olive oil, herbs and whole spices. Hand holding a baguette slice that has been spread with some of the cheese.
    Marinated Cheese with Herb and Garlic Infused Olive Oil
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    Blue Cheese and Sage Roasted Butternut Squash Appetizer
  • hunks of broiled feta in a white casserole dish surrounded by sautéed cherry tomatoes
    Broiled Feta and Tomatoes - The Best Summer Appetizer!
  • This roasted eggplant dip recipe is one of my favorite summer appetizers, and it's so simple to make. Just bake the eggplant, chop it, and mix it with sliced tomato and red onion plus some oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Serve it with toasted pita points, tortilla chips or crackers. 
    Roasted Eggplant Dip
  • Fingers holding a thin seeded cracker.
    The Best Homemade Seed Crackers: Thin, Crisp and Delicious!
  • 8 sigara borek rolls piled on on a small serving plate with a small bowl of dipping sauce in the background.
    Turkish Sigara Borek Recipe and Video
  • three stuffed onions on a small plate
    Stuffed Onions from Afghanistan: Osh Pyozee
  • 3 dozen mini caprese skewers on a white tray, with tomatoes, basil leaves and mini mozzarella balls
    Mini Caprese Skewers
  • bowl of yellow gazpacho topped with chopped cucumbers, avocados and radishes.
    Yellow Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber, Avocado Radish Topping
  • roasted tomatoes and mushrooms with grilled bread, on a platter.
    Roasted Tomatoes and Mushrooms with Grilled Bread
  • Plate with 3 stuffed cabbage rolls topped with tomato sauce.
    Russian Stuffed Cabbage
  • A pot of Greek lemon butter garlic shrimp with a serving spoon holding three of the shrimp
    Greek-Style Lemon Butter Garlic Shrimp with Feta
  • grilled figs, prosciutto and burrata arranged on a bed of arugula on a porcelain platter.
    Grilled Figs, Prosciutto and Burrata Appetizer
  • 45 Easy and Make-Ahead Appetizers Everyone Will Love
  • collage of four different dishes, salmon tartare on cucumber rounds, mini caprese salad skewers, spice crusted shrimp and caramelized onion and fig bruschetta
    The Best Easy Party Food Recipes
  • These Smoked Salmon Quesadillas are a fantastic brunch recipe that's easy to prep ahead, and they're a huge crowd pleaser. Crisp tortillas filled with smokey salmon, creamy tangy goat cheese, lemon zest and slivered basil.
    Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Goat Cheese
  • Tuna dip stuffed into peppadew peppers on a small platter, with some un-stuffed peppers and some cornichons.
    Tuna-Stuffed Peppadew peppers
  • Sweet potato fries in a shallow serving bowl with chipotle aioli dip and one fry that has just been dipped, in someones fingers.
    Chili and Brown Sugar Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli
  • A slice of french onion tart on a fancy china appetizer plate with the rest of the tart in the background.
    French Onion Tart
  • round wooden board topped with several different cheese, a bunch of grapes, a split pomegranate and a hunk of honeycomb
    How To Make A Great Cheese Board: Advice from The Experts!
  • A loaf of pate wrapped with woven strips of bacon and a cornichon on top, with a handful of cornichons and a handful of crostini on the side.
    Pâté Grand-Mère
  • Two rows of roasted rainbow carrots arranged on a rectangular platter with whipped feta down the center and toasted bread crumbs sprinkled on top.
    Roasted Carrots with Whipped Feta
  • bowl of shrimp and corn chowder topped with crumbled bacon and chopped scallions
    Shrimp and Corn Chowder
  • 8 sauteed shirmp in a small cast iron skillet with olive oil, garlic and red chili pepper, a hand dipping a piece of sliced baguette into the oil.
    Gambas Al Ajillo: Sizzling Spanish Garlic Shrimp
  • Prosciutto Wrapped Arugula Appetizer
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    Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
  • muffin tin with mini savory cauliflower tarts. One tart on a small square of parchment paper on the top of the muffin tin.
    Mini Cauliflower Tarts with Potato Gruyere Crust and Bacon Parmesan Crumb Topping
  • 9 little smoked salmon appetizers on a platter with chopped smoked salmon atop cucumber rounds and rice crackers.
    Smoked Salmon Tartare
  • Potato latkes with sour cream
    Easy Potato Latkes
  • bowl of pasta e fagioli soup with tiny tubular pasta and cannellini beans, in thick broth, topped with grated parmesan cheese
    Pasta e Fagioli
  • 6 French Deviled Eggs Mimosa on a light blue plate, decorated with small lettuce leaves.
    French Deviled Eggs Mimosa
  • Roasted red peppers bear little resemblance to raw red bell peppers. The roasting process transforms them from firm and crunchy and to velvety soft and it brings out their natural sweetness. Whether you roast them in the oven or on the grill, the process is simple and totally satisfying. Homemade roasted peppers are exceptionally good - tender and fruity - way better than the kind you get in a jar.
    Roasted Red Peppers: Two Roasting Techniques and How Marinate Them
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