Easy and Delicious Appetizers

Most of the people order takeaway appetizers for house parties. But the truth is that you can make some delicious and yummy appetizers and this is not going to take a lot of your time. As a matter of fact these appetizers will be winners at your party and are also healthy and nourishing. Most of the appetizers you buy from the shop have a lot of cheese, all-purpose flour and are deep fried in oil. When you make them at home you can be sure about the ingredients and their health benefits. You can add your own personal touch to the party by making your own delicious appetizers. Here are some ideas.

Homemade Grilled Prawns

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoonsCrushed garlic - 2 clovesBread crumbs - 1/2 cupSeafood seasoning - 1/2 teaspoonUncooked prawns (Peeled and deveined ) - a poundSeafood cocktail sauce

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Combine olive oil and crushed garlic cloves in small bowl and make it stay for half an hour.Combine the bread crumbs with seafood seasoning and mix well.Dip the prawns, one at a time in the olive oil-garlic mix, and bread them in the bread crumbs.Now thread the prawns onto metal skewers. Grill the prawns, covered, in medium heat for 2-3 minutes or till they turn pink. Serve with seafood sauce.

Cherry tomato and basil bruschetta

Ingredients

cherry tomatoes - 6 or 7baguette French bread or similar fancy bread- 1olive oil - 1/4 cupgarlic - 2 cloves mincedvinegar - 1 teaspoonbasil leaves, chopped - 6 - 8salt, to tastecrushed black pepper, to taste

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Blanch the cherry tomatoes in hot water, remove the skin and seeds and chop.Mix the chopped tomatoes with garlic, chopped basil leaves, olive oil and vinegar in a bowl. Add pepper powder and salt to taste.Slice the baguette bread into half-inch thick slices. Brush them with the olive oil and rub with minced garlic cloves and bake them at 250 degree Celsius, till they turn golden brown in color.Take them away from oven and serve with the tomato- basil mixture on top. Do this just before serving the Bruschetta; and then serve immediately. These delicious appetizers can be eaten without any dip sauce.

Fried Onion Rings

Ingredients

Large onions - peeled, and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings - 2Buttermilk - 2 cupsSalt, to tasteBlack pepper powder, to tasteFlour - 1 1/4 cupsCorn flour - ¾ cupOil - 3 cups for frying

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Combine the buttermilk with salt and pepper. Dip the onion rings in this mixture and keep for half an hour.Combine the all-purpose flour and corn flour with salt and pepper. Keep aside.Pick the onion rings from the buttermilk marinade, coat in the flour - corn flour mixture and fry in hot oil. Serve these hot immediately with ketchup.The Danish term for delicious appetizer is l?kre forretter . To see a few more other great recipes for meal starters, please visit this website: isabellas.dk . Rate this Article

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Appetizers That Will Make Them Beg For The Recipes

The Internet is replete with umpteen fashionable appetizer recipes. Not all of them are easy to make. Yet, while throwing a buffet lunch for your friends you cannot but think of easy appetizers: appetizers that will make your guests drool for the main course. In this article let's discuss about certain things that you should keep in mind while planning for your appetizers and we will also share with you some cool appetizer recipes.

Every party has a theme. Your menu becomes truly fashionable when your theme gets reflected into your appetizers. For instance, wouldn't it be trendy if you choose Mexican appetizers for a carnival-type gathering or Caribbean-style appetizers for a tropical party? After you have decided upon your appetizer recipes, you should be ready to experiment a bit. This will add a touch of uniqueness to your easy appetizers. You should not ignore the accompaniments of your appetizers either. For example, in a wine tasting party, you should serve appetizers that compliment your wine. Again, if you have arranged a heavy main course, your appetizers shouldn't be too heavy and shouldn't use ingredients from your main course either. Before I share with you some cool appetizer recipes, let's look at the classifications under which appetizers fall. The first classification is easy appetizers - appetizers that are easy to make and are not much complicated from the standpoint of ingredients.

The second category is healthy appetizers. These appetizers highlight the health factor (mostly comprising of veggie ingredients). The third category is cheap appetizers, appetizers that appeal to people who can't afford to buy costly ingredients.

The last category is choicest appetizers - appetizers that are fashionable, not too difficult to make, yet appeal to guests near and afar. They might be a bit costly to make but the taste is really awesome! Now let us share some cool, fashionable appetizer recipes.

Let's begin with All Natural Tahini Chocolate Shake. This appetizer is rich in protein and energy though without any added sugar.

You will need frozen banana; 2 tbsp (30 mL) good quality tahini; 3/4 cup (175 mL) water; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla; and 1 tbsp (15 mL) cocoa powder. Now place all these ingredients in blender, blend well, and serve immediately.

Next, let's learn how to make Apple and Swiss Pizza.

You will need: 3 tbsp (45 mL) pizza sauce; 5 tbsp (75 mL) apple sauce; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1-16" pizza crust (40 cm), pre-baked; 1 small red onion, minced; 1/2 lb (225 g) Canadian Swiss cheese, grated; 2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh chopped parsley; 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil; 2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar; 1 apple, diced; and 2 cups (500 mL) baby spinach cut into strips. First combine pizza sauce with apple sauce and season them. Next, spread out the pizza crust and use the minced onion for garnishing. Mix parsley with cheese and sprinkle the mix over pizza. Bake the pizza on the middle oven rack for about 5-7 minutes until the cheese turns golden. You may serve immediately or let it cool for a while before serving. Cutting into bite-sized pieces is a good idea. You add color and flavor to this appetizer by the following step. Mix olive oil and vinegar. Add apples and spinach, season them and toss well. Spread this yummy paste atop chilled pizza pieces or as a side dish for dipping.

The last of our fashionable appetizer recipes today is Baked Egg Rolls.

You will need 1 lb (454 g) lean ground pork; 3 green onions, minced; 2 minced cloves of garlic; 1 carrot, grated; 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped water chestnuts; 2 tbsp (30 mL) soy sauce; 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch; 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper; 12 large (5 1/2 inch/13 cm) egg roll wrappers; and 1 tsp (5 mL) vegetable oil. In non-sticky cookware, cook pork over medium heat until no longer pink for about 5 minutes. Now drain off the fat. Add onions, garlic, carrot and water chestnuts. Cook further over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Take a small bowl and whisk together soy sauce, cornstarch, 1 tbsp water, sesame oil, and pepper. Pour the mix into a pan and toss well. Let the mix cool down a bit. Now you need to prepare the rolls. Make 1 roll at a time. Place wrapper, brush it with water, and put the pork-mixture leaving about ½ inch (1 cm) border on all sides. Roll the wrapper and pinch ends to seal. Brush the wrap with oil and bake in oven at a temperature of 375? F (190? C) for 20 minutes until the roll turns golden and crisp. To add extra zing to your rolls, serve them with plum sauce and salad.

These appetizers are something that will truly be memorable. Use these recipes and enjoy them and fee free to come and visit us for more appetizers, or dinner recipes at uFOODz.com

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Easy Appetizers to Tantalize The Guests' Taste Buds

Appetizers are interesting tiny and delicate morsels which will increase your hunger and tantalize your taste buds. It can be said that they are the first taste of a meal. You could find many varieties of appetizers like soups and finger foods that can be served at the start of the meal. There are many ways you could put together an appetizer. Listed below are a few recipes for easy appetizers.

Chips with comfort sauce

Ingredients required for this easy appetizer are:

Sour cream - ½ c

Mayonnaise - ½ c

Worcestershire sauce - 1 spoon

Lemon juice - ½

Pepper and salt to taste

Potato chips or shoe string potatoes, for dipping

Preparation: Whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, sour cream, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Serve it along with the potato chips or shoe string potatoes. This is one of the easy appetizers which can be made within a few minutes and will be appreciated by the guests.

Arugula salad with Gorgonzola and pears

Ingredients required for this easy appetizer are:

Drained and sliced pear halves - 15 oz, reserve 2 spoons of juice

Vinegar dressing and olive oil - 2 spoons

Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste

Baby Arugula

Crumbled Gorgonzola -4 spoons

Glazed pecans - 4 spoons

Preparation: Whisk together olive oil, the 2 spoons of reserved juice and vinegar dressing in a large bowl. Add pepper and salt to taste. Then, add the arugula and toss it well. Among the 4 chilled salad plates, divide the arugula in portions. On top of each of them, place the pear slices, pecans and Gorgonzola. Serve the dish immediately.

Bread salad

Ingredients required are:

From 8 by 4 inch sourdough - 3 round slices of 1 inch thickness

Olive oil - 4 spoons

Freshly ground pepper and salt to taste

Grape tomatoes - ½ c, halved

Diced red bell pepper - 3 spoons

Peeled and diced English cucumber, seeds removed - ½ c

Minced garlic - 1 spoon

Capers - 1 spoon

Freshly chopped parsley leaves- 2 tsp

Basil leaves, freshly julienned - 3 spoons

Balsamic vinegar -1 ½ spoons

Red wine vinegar - 1 ½ spoons

Crumbled goat cheese - ¼ c

Pitted and flesh diced avocado - 1, cut in half

Preparation: Preheat the grill. With 3 spoons of oil, sprinkle both sides of the bread. Season it with pepper and salt. Grill the bread on both the sides for about 5 minutes nicely, until it becomes somewhat crispy or nicely marked. Remove it from the grill and keep it aside for cooling. Toss together peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, parsley, capers and basil in a large bowl. Sprinkle the vinegar and the balance 1 spoon of oil. Season this with pepper and salt. Toss it again. Refrigerate it for 20 minutes. When you are ready to serve, slice the bread into 1 inch cubes and top the vegetables up with it. Gently place the goat cheese and avocado on top of it. This is one of the easy appetizers that can certainly fetch you compliments from the guests.

You can find several recipes to make easy appetizers(or as the Danish says nemme forretter ) online. So, keep your hunt on and learn to make appetizers that can be a perfect starter for your parties.

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