Appetizer recipe collection

Fritto misto batter is the Italian beer-batter that turns vegetables, seafood, and cheese into golden, lacy fritters. Folded egg whites give it cloud-like crispness, while beer adds bubble and tang. The classic Italian fry-up base.

Fruit soup thickened with tapioca, sweetened with honey, and topped with sliced banana. Serve hot or chilled as a dessert, appetizer, or over cornbread.

I always love adding fruits into yogurt, this recipe I added strawberries and some cranberries. Mixing very well!

Fruity gazpacho with blended tomatoes, peaches, apple, blackberries, cucumber, and yellow bell pepper in vegetable stock. A chilled summer soup with fresh fruit and no cooking required.

Hot three-cheese dip baked until bubbling, with sharp cheddar, cream cheese, and parmesan thickened by refried beans and spiced with chili and garlic. A scoop-ready Tex-Mex dip for chips and game day.

Gado gado is the Indonesian salad of stir-fried cabbage, bell pepper, and bean sprouts drizzled with a warm peanut sauce spiked with garlic, shallot, cumin, and lemon. Vegetarian one-bowl meal.

Garlic and chickpea dip with two whole heads of boiled garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh parsley. Chilled in a mold and served with tomatoes.

Garlic broth made with two whole heads of garlic, saffron, curry powder, and sage. A pureed vegetarian soup with deep, aromatic flavor from simmered garlic and warm spices.

Garlic buttered nuts pan-fried in butter, oil, and crushed garlic until golden and crisp. Blanched almonds and skinned peanuts finished with rock salt for a warm party snack.

Grilled garlic butter shrimp skewers basted with a white wine, parsley, and red pepper sauce. Serve as a main dish or appetizer straight off the grill.

Savory garlic coeurs a la creme with goat cheese, cottage cheese, roasted garlic puree, and yogurt. A French-style molded cheese appetizer drained overnight, served with smoked salmon and toast.

Garlic garbanzos are roasted chickpeas tossed with olive oil, garlic, and fresh thyme, then served warm on toothpicks like a Spanish bar snack. A fast, low-fat, vegan appetizer that's ready in about 30 minutes.

Garlic marinated olives with lemon, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, and sherry. A make-ahead antipasto jar that gets better every day in the fridge.

Garlic almond spread with roasted garlic, cream cheese, sour cream, toasted almonds, and whipped cream folded in for a light, airy texture. A rich party appetizer.

Garlic stuffed mushrooms with pecans, parmesan, and a folded-in roasted garlic bechamel, baked hot until the filling sets and the tops blush with cayenne.

Tomatoes are high in Vitamin C but also contain A and B vitamins, fiber, potassium, iron, and phosphorous.