20 kefte recipes

Creamy vegan butternut squash soup blended with blanched almonds for a dairy-free silky texture, finished with curry powder and topped with pepitas, parsley and cherry tomato halves. No cream, no dairy, all velvet.

This recipe is very easy to make and tastes delicious. It’s my favorite appetizer. This is my method.

Try this recipe.They are great to serve as a party snack.

TVP burritos give you the heft of seasoned taco meat with zero meat. Textured vegetable protein soaks up taco spices and simmers with kidney beans for a high-protein, budget-friendly vegan filling.

This savory dish made with pinto beans is easy to make and tastes great with homemade bread.

This slow simmering stew is full of flavor and will fill you up and warm you up.

Homemade pickled herring fillets simmered in a sweet-spiced vinegar brine with cinnamon sticks, allspice, mace, peppercorns, cloves, and onion. A traditional German preparation made for big batches.

Microwave fillet of sole over celery with green peppercorns, lemon and celery seed. Fast 10-minute single-serving fish dinner with delicate French flavors.

Get another taste of the turkey with this hearty soup made with leftovers from that amazing Thanksgiving dinner.

Daube glace: the classic New Orleans cold beef aspic from Louisiana Creole tradition. Shredded pot roast suspended in jellied savory consomme with celery, lemon, and Tabasco. A summer Creole appetizer.

Spicy and tasty way to have potatoes. You can use any type of Thai curry. I use a taste of Thai Panang Curry Paste.

Rich turkey soup simmered for hours with wild rice, fresh herbs, and vegetables. Turn your Thanksgiving turkey carcass into 12 servings of deeply flavorful homemade stock.

Surprise your date with this succulent dish that's extremely easy to prepare and enjoy!

Authentic Tom Yam Goong, Thailand's legendary hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bird's eye chilies, and straw mushrooms. Fiery, sour, and brimming with plump shrimp. On the table in 40 minutes.

Leftover vegetable soup pureed smooth with chicken broth and seasoned with Tabasco, herbs, and a touch of cream. The thrifty cleanout-the-fridge soup that turns leftovers into something genuinely good.

Appetizers have long been a part of the culinary tradition in Europe, but they're relatively new to America. One of the first to appear in American cookbooks, at the turn of the century, was shrimp cocktail.