574 appetizer recipes

Vegetarian steamed wontons filled with seasoned tempeh, mushrooms, scallions, and ginger in a tamari-honey glaze. Serve with sweet and sour sauce for a plant-based dim sum appetizer.

Italian stuffed mushrooms with escargot and garlic-lemon butter, browned under the broiler. Old-school continental appetizer that turns canned snails into elegance.

Oysters Thomas bakes fresh oysters on the half shell topped with lump crab meat, bearnaise sauce, and cream sauce under golden bread crumbs. An elegant appetizer.

Hamaguri Shigure-Ni, a Japanese sweet-savory clam appetizer cooked in sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Only 4 ingredients. The sauce reduces to a glossy syrup that coats each clam. Served cool.

Mexican meatballs in chile sauce made with a three-meat blend of beef, pork, and ground ham, bound with milk-soaked corn tortillas and simmered in red chile sauce.

Crispy potato latkes loaded with shredded carrots and zucchini, pan-fried golden on a hot griddle. Serve with applesauce or cranberry sauce for dipping. Makes 36 latkes.

Hot baked mushroom dip loaded with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, sour cream, and a kick of hot sauce. Topped with bread crumbs and served bubbly from the oven.

Pork meatballs with shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger, rolled in soaked rice and steamed until the grains turn translucent. A classic Chinese dim sum appetizer that's as fun to make as it is to eat.

Classic West Indies crab salad marinated in olive oil, vinegar, and ice water with sweet onions. A Gulf Coast favorite with just 6 ingredients that lets fresh crab shine.

Smoky roasted eggplant blended with garlic, pomegranate juice, and warm paprika into a silky spread. This easy aubergine pate is ready in 45 minutes with just 6 ingredients.

South Indian upma made with cream of wheat, mustard seeds, urad dal, cashews, green peas, and green chilies. A savory, spiced breakfast or snack that comes together quickly.

If you like a creamy garlic soup, you have to indulge yourself into this one that is simmered with tomatoes and served with croutons.

Cantonese fish filling for dim sum wontons made with tender flounder, sesame oil, cabbage, scallions, and mushrooms. Light, savory, and ready to wrap in 40 minutes.

Celebrate the holiday by serving up this decadent delicious crab cake.

Mini sausage Reubens on party rye with smoked sausage, sauerkraut, Thousand Island, and bubbly Swiss cheese. Butter-toasted bread keeps them crispy under all that tangy, melty goodness.

Russian chicken liver pate (pashtet) with butter, onions, garlic, and white bread baked into a smooth, rich spread. Served cold as an elegant appetizer.