Appetizer recipe collection

Hummus bi tahini blends chickpeas with tahini, garlic, and lemon for the silkiest Lebanese-style dip. A baking soda boil softens the chickpeas, and toasted pine nuts crown the bowl.

These roasted sweet potatoes go perfectly with the smoky and mildly spiced tangy lime sour cream. Definitely inspires you to cook sweet potatoes more often!

My first time to try home-made crackers, they are very easy to make, these crackers were great, very crispy and very tasty, the sesame seeds bring the huge flavor, I also made a avocado dip served with them, cream cheese goes well with these crackers too.

Zucchini halves stuffed with their own sauteed pulp, tomato sauce, garlic, and matzo meal, then baked until tender. A simple Passover-friendly appetizer that's naturally vegan.

Fragrant Thai-style coconut soup with silky tofu, lemongrass, galangal, and white miso. Brightened with lime juice, fresh basil, and chili. Serve over jasmine rice.

Fiery Mexican-style roasted peanuts coated in egg whites, cayenne, and Worcestershire, then baked low and slow until crunchy and addictive. A spicy bar snack that disappears fast. Only 5 ingredients.

Italian lentil crostini topped with a velvety lentil puree and bubbly melted Fontina cheese. Earthy, rich, and ready for your next antipasto spread.

Jewish caponata with eggplant, tri-color bell peppers, green olives, capers, and a sweet vinegar sauce. Serve warm as a side dish or chilled as an appetizer.

Orecchiette dell'ortolano: Italian gardener's-style pasta with broiled eggplant, fire-roasted peppers, asparagus, and fresh fava beans tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Polynesian kabobs with bacon-wrapped pineapple, soy-marinated ham, olives, and cherry tomatoes, broiled until crisp. Sweet-salty tiki appetizer skewers.

Bacon-wrapped spinach balls stuffed with herb stuffing, sausage, Parmesan, and eggs. These bite-sized appetizers bake up crispy on the outside and savory-soft inside, guaranteed to vanish at any party.

Santa Maria-style bean soup simmered with carrots, celery, tomatoes, cumin, and bay leaves in olive oil and stock. Vegetarian, one pot, and ready in an hour.

Crunchy caramel-coated Corn Chex mixed with toasted coconut, peanuts, milk chocolate morsels, and raisins. An addictive sweet-salty party snack mix that disappears fast.

Crispy breaded meatballs packed with ground pork, sauerkraut, and cream cheese, fried golden and served with a mustard-mayo dipping sauce. A bold German-style appetizer that makes 3 dozen.

Shrimp, chicken, water chestnuts, and Chinese ham wrapped in pork caul fat, deep-fried into crispy golden rolls, and served with hoisin dipping sauce. An impressive Chinese banquet appetizer with showstopping presentation.

Baked vegetarian samosas with a homemade whole wheat crust and a curried spinach, carrot, and scallion filling glazed with tamari. No deep frying needed. Equally good served hot from the oven or cold for lunch.