Appetizer Recipes

Tomato /Goat Cheese & Anchovy Bruschetta
Tomato /Goat Cheese & Anchovy Bruschetta

Burnt Tomato, Goat Cheese, and Anchovy Bruschetta Whenever I make bruschetta, I think of Aldo Langhi, chef of La Cave di Maiano, a restaurant in the hillside town of Fiesole outside Florence. Aldo's go...

15 minutes 8
Scampi Recipe
Scampi Recipe

Scampi This Italian dish was originally made, I understand, from small, lobsterlike shellfish called scampi, langostinos or prawns. In America it is often made with shrimp. Either shrimp or langostino...

10 minutes Feeds 3 or 4
Porrata (Leek Pie) Recipe
Porrata (Leek Pie) Recipe

Porrata Leek Pie Strangely enough, the word "puree" seems to derive from the Italian word for leeks, porri. A soup made from porri was called a "porrea." At the annual festival held at San Lorenzo (of ...

45 to 50 minutes 12
Mushroom Cassoulet Recipe
Mushroom Cassoulet Recipe

Mushroom cassoulet recipe Mushroom "Cassoulet" Served with salad and crusty whole-grain bread, this makes a tasty and substantial meal. If you want to impress your guests, add the toasted bread crumbs...

3 to 6 hours 6
Baked Mushrooms - Broken Bread Recipe
Baked Mushrooms - Broken Bread Recipe

Baked Mushrooms, Broken Bread This recipe was inspired by Mariapaola Dettore's recipe for Funci 'ncartati (mushrooms cooked in foil packages) from her book Sicily. It comes from the Agrigento area wher...

45 minutes 4
Antipasti Platter Recipe
Antipasti Platter Recipe

Antipasti Platter This dish is colorful and delicious. Serve with long, skinny breadsticks. You can use nearly anything you like in an antipasti platter: marinated mushrooms, celery sticks or small ch...

8 minutes 6 (or can be multiplied up to 4 times)
Steak Tartare Recipe
Steak Tartare Recipe
35 minutes 4 to 5 as an appetizer

Steak Tartare When you make steak tartare, it's crucial to buy meat from a reputable butcher you know. We recommend beef fillet (tenderloin) for this recipe, and partially freeze it so that it's easier...

Recipe for Asian Chicken Wings
Recipe for Asian Chicken Wings
20 minutes 4 to 6

Ming's Wings These are hors d'oeuvres that I worked out for a restaurant (where the chef was named Ming) to serve at the bar. They're very simple, can be made in large quantities, and can be reheated i...

P&J's Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
P&J's Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
10 minutes 12 appetizers or 6 main-course servings

P&J's Oysters Rockefeller By Al Sunseri, from The P&J Oyster Cookbook, by Kit Wohl and the Sunseri Family P&J oysters were present at the creation of many legendary dishes of New Orleans' Creole cuisin...

Mark Bittman's Famous Spicy Shrimp Recipe
Mark Bittman's Famous Spicy Shrimp Recipe
4 minutes 4 servings

Mark's Famous Spicy Shrimp The best "bring-to-the-grill-party" dish ever, in my humble opinion; I've been doing it for 25 years. Instructions_Step Use the side of a knife, a small food processor, or a ...

Lobster, Corn & Tomato Salad Recipe
Lobster, Corn & Tomato Salad Recipe
8 minutes 6

Lobster, Corn & Tomato Salad This truly indulgent salad made with fresh lobster, corn, and tomatoes is a peak-of-summer treat. Instructions_Step Put the lobster, corn, tomatoes, celery, parsley, and c...

Hummus or Chickpea Dip Recipe
Hummus or Chickpea Dip Recipe

Hummus (Chickpea Dip) Instructions_Step Soak the chickpeas in plenty of cold water overnight. Drain, add the salt, cover with water and cook in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes, or simmer for 1-1/2 hou...

20 minutes (pre... 1-1/2 cup
Halibut Ceviche with Lemon and Coriander Oil
Halibut Ceviche with Lemon and Coriander Oil

Halibut with Lemon and Coriander Oil It's no surprise that halibut works well in ceviche. It actually takes well to virtually any cooking method you can think of: roasting, baking, grilling, frying, yo...

3 -1/2 hours 6 servings
Grilled Zucchini & Goat Cheese Roll-Ups
Grilled Zucchini & Goat Cheese Roll-Ups

Grilled Zucchini & Goat Cheese Roll-Ups Make these ahead, refrigerate them if you like, and broil them briefly before serving. Serve with a first-course green salad or as a side to grilled meat, or as ...

10-12 minutes 8 to 10 roll-ups
Grilled Avocado with Strawberry-Mango Salsa
Grilled Avocado with Strawberry-Mango Salsa

Grilled Avocado with Strawberry-Mango Salsa There are more than 80 varieties of the avocado fruit, with the Hass variety responsible for 85 percent of production. The Hass avocado was discovered by a C...

6 - 8 minutes 4
Green Bean, Pecan and Pomegranate Salad
Green Bean, Pecan and Pomegranate Salad

Green Bean, Pecan and Pomegranate Salad Fast, easy and great tasting, this salad can step in as an appetizer or side dish. Serve it with whole grains for a light lunch. Do not be tempted to cook the be...

10 - 12 minutes 4
Gravy Meatball Sliders Recipe
Gravy Meatball Sliders Recipe

Gravy Meatball Sliders By Joey Campanaro of The Little Owl, from New York Cooks, by Joan Krellenstein and Barbara Winkler From the day The Little Owl opened, these sliders were a hit, garnering praise ...

68 minutes 12 as an appetizer
Coconut Shrimp Recipe
Coconut Shrimp Recipe

Coconut Shrimp Instructions_Step In bowl, combine eggs, milk, and 1 tsp each salt and pepper. Whip until blended. Instructions_Step In separate bowl, add 1 tsp each salt and pepper to 1 cup flour. Ble...

2-3 minutes 2
Cheese Balls Redux Recipe
Cheese Balls Redux Recipe

Cheese Balls Redux Remember those cheese balls your grandmother or great-aunt used to serve at all the family get-togethers? We decided to take a look at this old-fashioned favorite and give cheese bal...

20 minutes Servew 10 to 15