240 appetizer recipes

Overnight starter pizza dough baked on a stone for a chewy, blistered crust with real pizzeria flavor. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. Save a piece of dough as your next starter.

Veal chops Italienne: seared veal chops finished in a quick microwave tomato, oregano, and red wine sauce with a parmesan crust. Italian-style weeknight veal in under 30 minutes.

Bay scallop ceviche cured in lime and orange juice with cumin, then tossed with tomato, sweet pepper, red onion, and cilantro. A bright Latin appetizer where citrus does the cooking.

Tofu Caesar salad dressing made creamy with silken tofu instead of egg yolk and oil. Anchovy, garlic, lemon, and parmesan keep the classic Caesar punch with a fraction of the fat.

This is a great recipe. I added extra salt & pepper like others had suggested. These were gobbled up very quickly.

Button mushrooms simmered in a spicy Creole sauce with red wine, garlic, jalapeno, tomatoes, and oregano. A bold, low-calorie side dish ready in 25 minutes.

Quick tuna rice casserole with cream of celery soup, carrots, and minute rice baked in 15 minutes. A fast pantry dinner when you need supper on the table now.

Harvard beets in a sweet and tangy cornstarch glaze made in the microwave. Five ingredients, ready in minutes using canned beets. A classic New England side dish.

Sweet cherry peppers stuffed with lemony tuna, capers, and optional anchovy, finished with a balsamic vinegar drizzle. These bite-sized Italian-style appetizers are the life of any New Year's Eve party and ready in under 30 minutes.

No-cook ham and cream cheese appetizer balls seasoned with Worcestershire, ketchup, and lemon juice, then rolled in chopped chives. Served on toothpicks.

Pseftokeftedes are Santorini tomato fritters mixing chopped Roma tomatoes, scallions, garlic, mint, and oregano into a pancake-style batter, fried crisp in olive oil. Vegetarian Greek meze.

Grilled artichoke bottoms stuffed with bay scallops, bread crumbs, tarragon, and garlic. A 3-minute grill appetizer that looks like it took hours.

Vegan broccomole dip made from pureed broccoli stems with cumin, lemon, green chilies, and fresh tomato. A zero-fat guacamole alternative in 15 minutes.

Spicy homemade dill pickles with hot chili peppers, garlic, mustard seeds, and fresh dill in a vinegar brine. Crunchy, fiery refrigerator pickles ready in 3 to 4 weeks.

A delicious spread made with mushrooms, garlic and pecorino-romano cheese that is best served with tasty bread rounds.

Curry-spiced turkey spread with crisp apple, grated carrots, and tangy yogurt. A no-cook appetizer that's ready in 20 minutes flat.