Calling on appetizer recipes?

Question

Need all of yahooers help! Thanks a bunch.

Answer 1

Awesome dip recipe, I can't remember where I got it - just up the amounts in proportion till you have enough.

1 8z pkg cream cheese
1 small can chopped green chiles
2 cloves garlic, minced (fresh best, chopped in water ok sub - DO NOT USE POWDERED as it makes dip very grainy)
1 cup shredded mozzarella

I put this in my fondue pot on low so it stays warm - it always disappears really quickly.


A neat thing to do that really dresses up any dip is to make won-ton baskets - just buy some won-ton wrappers (usually refrigerated in either veggie or the international section) and put them in muffin tins so they are a basket shape, bake them at about 250 or 300 F so that they get crisp. Then fill them with your favourite dip, hummus works nicely as does spinach-artichoke dip or anything with a good sturdy flavour. This is really pretty inexpensive but looks exceptionally elegant.

Another great appetizer is to play with bruschetta and shish-ka-bobs. Bruschetta can be made many different ways, from a simple bread, cheese, and basil pesto to elaborate stacked bruschetta. Shish-ka-bobs can be any combination of flavours.

I also suggest you do a search for tapas - my sister brought a cookbook back from Spain with some beautiful recipes but I have to get her to translate them for me still.

Don't forget that offering a nice punch, alcoholic or non, dresses up appetizers too. One of my favourite punches is extremely simple: apple juice and ginger ale in a 1:2 ratio. It looks golden and is just barely sparkling. Sangria is my favourite alcoholic offering, nobody can resist it if you put the fruit slices floating in it.

Have fun entertaining!

Answer 2

Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pound mushrooms
2-3 Tablespoons melted butter
8 Tablespoons soft butter
2 cloves of minced garlic
6 Tablespoons of shredded Jack cheese
4 Tablespoons of Zinfandel
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2/3 cup finely crushed cracker crumbs

1. Remove stems from mushrooms.
2. Brush mushrooms with melted butter.
3. Mix together the soft butter, garlic, and cheese.
4. Add wine, soy sauce, and cracker crumbs and blend to make a paste.
5. Fill mushrooms with this mixture.
6. Set in a baking pan and broil for about 3 minutes until hot and bubbly.

This will serve 6 to 8.

Answer 3

I love this "Veggie Pizza" as an appetizer

You will need:

-1 pkg refigerated cresent rolls
-1 container of sour cream
-1pkg ranch dressing mix
-assorted veggies that you like...I use...broccoli, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, shredded carrots....but you could use anything you like,
-shredded cheddar cheese

Don't seperate the cresent rolls when you remove them from the package. Instead, lay them out on a cookie sheet and press to seal the seams. Bake according to the directions until golden.

mix the sour cream and the ranch dressing mix and spread it onto the crust after it has cooled. (You can do this according to taste, some like a thick layer, some like a thin layer)

Top with the chopped veggies and shredded cheese

Cut into squares

It's easiest to serve this right from the cookie sheet. It's kinda messy if you try to move it to a plate first and do it that way.

This is sooo good!!!

Answer 4

Egg Toasts:
Hard Boil eggs
unshell, dice, mix together, add crushed dill
serve on "toasts" if you can get them, Melba possibly, at worst, serve on whole wheat bread (baked not toasted) cut into 1/4 squares
serve cold or room temperature (in France, these are served warm, this does not suit American tastes)

Pizza Baguettes
1 Baguette
small portion of Newman´s Own Basil and Tomato sauce (or your own marinara if you make a good one)
top with shredded gouda cheese
bake for 5-10 minutes at 180 Celsuis in pre-heated oven
sprinkle with parmesan
serve, cut into 1 inch sections (the beauty of this is the ease of preparation, less than 5 minutes)

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Anytime there is a get-together my friends insist I bring my nacho dip. It is super easy & quick to make but everyone just dies for it:
250 ml spreadable cream cheese
250 ml sour cream
1 bunch green onion, finely chopped
head lettuce, shredded (enough to do a thin layer)
Medium Salsa ~ if you can find the brand "Pace" it is the best (the salsa really makes the dip)
shredded cheddar cheese (or a nacho blend)

Mix the cream cheese & sour cream together & layer the bottom of the dish. Add a thin layer each of the onion & lettuce. Add a layer of the salsa & top with cheese. Serve with nacho chips. Yum!!

Answer 6

SALMON APPETIZERS

1 large pkg Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 large sweet onion, finely minced
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
8 oz smoked salmon or lox bits

Cut the onion into quarters and place into the bowl of a food processor. Process with a few pulses until it is evenly chopped but be careful not to liquefy. Break the cream cheese into 4-5 sections and add to the processor.
Add the onion powder and garlic powder and process the mixture just until the onions are finely minced.

Cut smoked salmon into strips just large enough to fit on club crackers. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the cracker and cover it with a strip of salmon.

Optional: Top with a sliver of onion or a sprinkle of onion powder.

These can be made into bite-sized stuffed salmon rolls if you roll up the cream chesse mixture inside a small strip of salmon and place each one on a circular cracker.


http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1-11,appetizer,FF.html

Answer 7

Pepperoni Dip
1 pkg sliced pepperoni
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 block cream cheese

Cut pepperoni slices into fourths. Combine all ingredients and microwave for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with crackers or put in round bread bowl.


Mexican Dip
1 block cream cheese
1 can chili without beans
shredded cheese

Spread cream cheese in bottom of microwave safe dish. Pour chili over. Top with shredded cheese. Microwave until cheese is melted.

Answer 8

4-Cheese Mexican Tortilla Appetizers

6 (6 inch) fajita-size flour tortillas
1 16 oz.can ORTEGA? Refried Beans
1/2 cup ORTEGA? Medium Taco Sauce
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced (about 3) green onions
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cups (8 ounces) 4 cheese Mexican blend
PREHEAT oven to 400? F. Place tortillas on baking sheet(s).
BAKE for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp.
SPREAD refried beans evenly on tortillas. Spread 1 tablespoon taco
sauce over beans. Top with bell peppers, green onions and crushed red
pepper. Sprinkle with cheese.
BAKE for 7 to 8 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into wedges

Cheese Balls
2 c flour
2 sticks oleo - softened
2 lb grated sharp cheese
2 tsp baking powder
green olives - whole
can shrimp - drained
cocktail onions
Mix flour, oleo and cheese throughly.
Roll around a olive, shrimp or cocktail onion to make a ball. Store in ziploc bags.
Put in freezer until ready to use.
Bake on cookie sheet at 350* until edges are brown

Answer 9

Recipe; Baked Salami with Zippy Sauce

1 salami (whatever size you want, just make extra sauce for dipping)

Sauce for Basting and Dipping
2T apricot or peach preserves
1T regular yellow mustard
1T honey mustard
1T Dijon mustard

Score salami end to end to allow fat to drain while cooking.
Foil line a shallow baking dish and place salami in it.
Cover with sauce, and bake in a 350 oven until charred on all sides, between 45 min. to an hour.
Continually baste and turn throughout cooking to ensure even charring.

Once done, cut into bite size chunks and serve with dipping sauce. Make two servings of sauce, one to baste with and one for dipping. Serve with toothpicks.

Answer 10

Pickle Rollups-fusaro
2 JARS baby dills or cocktail dills
4 pkg or tubs cream cheese
6 pkg of dried beef

take two pieces of dried beef and spread cream cheese on each and touch edges together about 1/2 inch to connect them. put 1-2 dills on and roll them with the dried beef. cut into 4-5 pieces and put in serving pan. repeat. you can also do a variation with long green onions. just cut green leaf part off and sub for pickles.

Taco Dip-fusaro

cake pan
1 lg can refried beans
1 container dip-mexican style, salsa style, southern style
1 packet of guacamoli mix or buy guacamoli
1 container sour cream
2-3 avacados
can black olives sliced
bunch long green onion
1 pkg mexican/spanish/taco cheese
2 tomatoes

make layers
beans, dip, guac, sourcream, veggies, cheese. you can always put sourcream and guac on side to. i always serve with tortilla chips and salsa.