What appetizers go well with shrimp cocktail?

Question

I am having and open house tomorrow. It will be a casual event from 12-3pm. I am looking for good appetizer ideas. (already serving shrimp cocktail and an orange creme punch)

Answer 1

Here are some thoughts:

1. Cheese platter with crackers and grapes
2. Fresh veges with ranch dip
3. A country pate with baguette slices
4. Fresh asparagas, steamed crisp-tender, wrapped with prosciutto
5. Sliced cured meats and provolone cheese
6. Cocktail wieners baked in crescent rolls and served with a hot sweet mustard.
7. Mini meatballs in barbecue sauce
8. Hot Artichoke Dip with blue corn tortilla chips

Have fun!

Answer 2

The great thing is that appetizers don't have to match!

I would get some really nice cheeses and do a cheese board. Don't forget the crackers.

Mini crab cakes will go like hot cakes ;o)

How about a kicked-up Mascarpone piped into Belgian endive leaves?

Deviled eggs are always popular

A hot artichoke dip served with tortillas?

Since you're doing it during the lunch hour, you might want something more substantial as well. You can't always rely on everyone having eaten beforehand.

Artichoke Squares

These are a great little appetizer for a casual get together. Cut the squares a little larger to serve as a side dish with your favorite meal

Ingredients
12 ounce can artichoke hearts, not marinated
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 medium shallots, minced
3 large eggs
2 large egg whites
8 ounces Jarlsburg cheese, shredded
fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
coarse salt, sea salt preferred
freshly ground black pepper
additional olive oil, for the pan
additional parsley sprigs, optional

Method
Preheat oven to 325°

Finely chop the artichokes; set aside

In small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat, cook minced shallots until tender – about 5 minutes

In medium bowl beat or whisk eggs and egg whites until blended. Stir in cooked onion and chopped artichokes, Swiss cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Lightly coat a 12" x 8" baking dish with olive oil. Spread mixture evenly into coated baking dish

Bake 30 to 35 minutes until set and lightly browned. Cool 15 minutes. Cut lengthwise into 4 strips then cut each strip crosswise into 5 pieces

Arrange appetizer on serving dish; garnish with parsley sprigs if desired

Answer 3

Mini-Quiches

Ingredients:
8 oz Cottage cheese-small curd
1/4 c Sour cream
4 oz Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 c Bisquick (I used RecipEase)
1/4 c Melted butter
3 Eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients with
Electric mixer. Grease mini-muffin tins or use Teflon ones.
Fill 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until brown.
Hints: Add onion, bacon, mushrooms,etc. May be frozen.
Reheat at 300 degrees or microwave for 3 minutes on high.
Note: These are great! Be sure to add cooked bacon and
Some diced onion. This recipe only makes about
1 1/2 Dozen so be sure to at least double!

Answer 4

purchase good shrimp. maximum shrimp are farmed, and farmed badly. What you’re searching for are wild caught American shrimp, and you prefer them in the shell. extensive “jumbo” shrimp are astonishing, yet i actually like the smaller “super” shrimp—they prepare dinner calmly, have good style and are lots extra low priced. 2.purchase and prepare dinner your shrimp of their shells; this provides them a extensive style jolt. (Shrimp shells are crammed with style; they make spectacular inventory on their very own.) 3.Use adequate salt. very virtually all human beings is conscious that salting meat is considerable. Too many human beings ignore that salting shrimp is the two considerable; even the main suitable shrimp will look boring while boiled in undersalted water. 4. style the cooking broth. you could upload lemon, bay leaves, celery, wine..... each and each will impart a clean point of style, fantastically in case you bypass away the shrimp to steep in the broth as they relax. 5. Don’t overcook the shrimp. I’ll say it lower back: don’t overcook the shrimp. They prepare dinner with outstanding velocity. 6. Make your very own cocktail sauce. And use freshly grated horseradish for a pungency that’s candy.

Answer 5

**Would love your recipe for Orange Creme Punch! TIA***

How about meatballs in Hawaiian sauce, or Little Smokies in equal parts BBQ sauce + grape jelly, or some veggie squares?


Hawaiian Meatballs

(You could also use premade or frozen meatballs for this recipe.)

~Meatballs~
1 pound ground burger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger

Mix together and form into balls and dip into a mixture of 1 egg and 1 teaspoon water. Then dip into flour. Saute in vegetable oil until brown and done.

~Hawaiian Sauce~
1 (16-oz) can pineapple chunks
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 TBS cornstarch
1/4 cup vinegar
2 TBS soy sauce
1 green and 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips

Drain pineapple and add water to syrup to make 1 cup.

After removing meat balls from pan, add syrup to drippings, stir in brown sugar mixed with cornstarch, vinegar and soy sauce.

Heat and stir until thickened. Return meatballs to sauce and then peppers and pineapple, stirring to coat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.

Keep in crockpot on low to medium and stir often. Serve over rice or with long toothpicks as a fingerfood.
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VEGGIE GARDEN SQUARES

2 (8 oz) cans crescent roll dough
2 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup mayo
1 (1 oz) package dry ranch dressing mix
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
¼ cup sliced black olives
½ cup each of: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, green bell pepper, red or green onions, crumbled bacon (this is a very forgiving recipe, so use whatever veggie combination you like or have on-hand)


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Roll out crescent dough onto a large baking sheet. Stretch and flatten to form a single rectangular shape on the baking sheet. Bake 10-13 minutes in preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow to cool.

3. Combine cream cheese and mayo with the package of ranch dressing mix.

4. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Arrange cheese, olives and veggies on top cheese mixture like a pizza. Chill for at least 30 minutes to firm. Cut into squares or bite size pieces to serve.

Answer 6

Take thinly sliced smoked salmon
add add a few leaves of arugula and grated cheese(your choice , roll up and serve. So easy and delicious. if you want more spice just add peppers. Your choice of stuffing is unlimited really.

Answer 7

Fruit - pineapple and strawberries

Something with crab dip

crab cakes

cheese medium flavored

Answer 8

mimi quiches

Answer 9

bacon wrapped scallops.

Answer 10

BRUSCHETTA

4 slices Italian loaf (200 g - 7 oz)
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper, if liked


Clean the garlic cloves.
Toast both sides of the bread slices, lightly.
Rub a cut clove of garlic on one side of each slice and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if liked. Brush with the olive oil.

Bruschetta con pomodoro
4 slices Italian loaf (200 g - 7 oz)
2 fresh ripe tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper, if liked

Wash the tomatoes and boil them for 1 minute; in this way you can peel them easily. Peel them, remove their seeds and chop. Drain them very well in order to eliminate their juice. Clean the cloves of garlic.
Toast both sides of the bread lightly.
On one side of each slice, rub a cut clove of garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if liked. Arrange the chopped tomatoes. Brush with the olive oil.
Serve warm.

Torta di verdure miste (Assorted vegetable pie)
450 g (1 lb) fresh vegetables
2 tablespoons dried chives
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs
8 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
230 g (8 oz) puff pastry
100 g (3 1/2 oz) scamorza cheese, cubed
150 ml (5 fl oz - 1/2 C) light cream
Salt
Pepper, if you like



Preparation times for this recipe can be very different according to the kind of ingredients. If you use fresh vegetables (you can choose among peas, carrots, potatoes, string beans, zucchini, sweet peppers, broccoli, ... but with the same cooking time), you have to consider cleaning, washing and cooking; but you can also use frozen vegetables.
Clean, wash and cut into little pieces vegetables. Put them in a saucepan with oil, aromatic herbs and some water. Season to taste with salt and pepper (if you like) and cook, half-covered, over a gentle flame until tender; add other water only if necessary. Let them cool and then mix with beaten eggs, Parmesan and light cream.
Preheat oven to 200 °C (400°F). Line up a deep oven dish with puff pastry after oiling it. Prick the bottom with a fork and spoon in the mixture of vegetables. Sprinkle with scamorza (or other kneaded paste cheese) and bake for about 30 minutes.
Let the pie rest for some minutes and serve.

Affettati in cestino di pane (A bread bowl with salami & prosciutto A bread bowl with salami & prosciutto)

700 g (1,5 lb) simple bread dough
4 tablespoons dried chives
100 g (3 1/2 oz) boiled ham, sliced
100 g (3 1/2 oz) San Daniele or Parma ham (prosciutto crudo), sliced
100 g (3 1/2 oz) salami, sliced
6 little artichokes in oil

Prepare the simple bread dough following the instructions. Add 4 tablespoons dried chives to the ingredients. Let the dough rest in a warm place for about a couple of hours.
Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Divide the dough into three parts. Using a long pasta rolling pin, roll out one part of the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 2 cm (3/4 in). Using a pastry brush, oil the external base and side of a dish soufflé. Press the dough on the base and up the side of the dish. Try to shape in the best way the edge.
With the remaining dough create little round loaves or plaited ones.
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. This time is enough for your bread bowl; probably it is necessary more time for loaves.
Let the bread around the dish soufflé cool very well before removing it.
At this point arrange the rolled up slices of prosciutto and salami inside the bread bowl together with artichokes in oil.
Serve with loaves.

Spiedini sulla pagnotta - Appetizers on the round loaf

4 Kiwi fruits
Half a melon
6 green figs
400 g (14 oz) fresh prawns or 200 g (7 oz) precooked frozen prawns
150 g (5 1/2 oz) "prosciutto crudo" (ham), thinly sliced
200 g (7 oz) salami, in a piece
1 round loaf
50 skewers

These appetizers are to be made just before serving in order to avoid fruit loses its freshness. But you can anticipate preparation time for some ingredients.
For example the round loaf can be scooped, taking a bit of the soft part away but you can let it entire. The skewers are to be stuck into the bread. The round loaf can be placed on a round dish or on a wood trencher.
Salami can be cut into big dices; you can divide the slices of "prosciutto crudo" into two or three pieces; chill both till final preparation.
Fresh prawns can be boiled in salted water until shells turn pink (1-3 minutes) or grilled (10 minutes); when they are cold, twist and pull the head from the body, peel away the shell from the body and, using a sharp knife, slit the back along the entire curve to remove the intestinal vein; pull out the black thread with a knife or the fingers. If you have little time, buy precooked frozen prawns; boil them for 1 minute, let them get cool and then peel away the shell from the body.
On the contrary fruit must be cut just a little before serving. Don't buy fruit too ripe; it is difficult, in this case, to put pieces on the skewers without breaking them. See our picture for the size of the pieces.
The ingredients must be alternated on the skewers; combine them in the following ways: figs with salami, melon with prosciutto, prawns with kiwi fruits. You'll have three kinds of appetizers!


Fried Zucchini Flowers Stuffed with Ricotta Cheese and Fillets of Anchovies

12 Zucchini Flowers
12 Fillets of Anchovies
200 gr of Ricotta Cheese
125 ml of Cold Beer
80 gr of Flour "00"
1 egg
salt
olive oil
Wash gently the flowers in cold water and remove the pistils and dry them.
Stuff every flower with 1 tablespoon of ricotta cheese and half fillet of anchovy.
Batter:
Mix flour, salt and a egg yolk and all the cold beer. In a little bowl whip up the egg white and then add to the mixture. Now you can cover every flower with the batter and put them in a pan with oil. Fry for a couple of minutes, put them in blotting paper and eat!

GORGONZOLA BALLS
Ingredients: Gorgonzola & Mascarpone cheese, Grana Padano cheese (or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese).
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Grate Grana Padano and put it on a plate. Put Gorgonzola and Mascarpone in a ball and begin to stir and work with a spoon until you get a creamy homogeneous cheese. Now you can take a small amount of cheese and roll it into the grated Grana Padano to form a small cheese ball. Repeat the procedure until you finish Gorgonzola.
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RICOTTA AND ZUCCHINI MUFFINS
(for 6 muffins)

Ingredients: 100 g white-wheat flour, 100 g Ricotta cheese, 50 g zucchini, 2 Tbsp milk, 50 g butter, 2 tsp dry yeast, 1 egg, 2 Tbsp sugar, fresh basil, 1 pinch of salt.

Preheat oven at 200°C. In a first bowl mix together flour, yeast, fresh basil, salt and sugar. In a second bowl mix melted butter, egg, milk, ricotta and salt, beat well. Very thinly Julienne cut zucchini. Mix now all the ingredients together and stir briefly. Put the mixture into muffin forms and bake in oven at 200°C for about 30 minutes or until golden color.

Caprese starter
Ingredients
Mozzarella cheese 500 gr.
Tomatoes 400 gr.
Basil a few leaves
Extra virgin olive oil 4 tablespoons
Salt and pepper to taste

Slice the tomatoes and the Mozzarella cheese and wash and dry the basil leaves well. Arrange the slices of tomatoes on a serving dish and alternate them with the cheese slices.

Break the basil leaves into pieces with your fingers and sprinkle them over the dish. Season with your extra virgin olive oil and add salt and pepper according to your taste

Salmon temptations
Ingredients
Smoked salmon ½ cup
Mascarpone 80 gr.
Mayonnaise 1 spoonful
Butter 1 spoonful
Whisky 1 spoonful
Lemon juice 1 spoonful
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Left over bread as required

Clean the salmon and remove the skin and any eventual bones. Then cut it into small pieces.
Whisk all the ingredients until the mixture is smooth. Then put it into a bowl.
Let it rest for a whole afternoon so that the ingredients amalgamate well.
Serve in small bowls together with croutons or chips.

Zucchini croquettes

Description servings: 4
calories: medium
category: starter
cost: medium
difficulty: easy
preparation time: 35 Ingredients
Zucchini 600 gr.
Grated Provolone or Parmesan cheese 100 gr.
Eggs 2
Bread crumbs 150 gr.
Oil for frying abundant
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Wash the zucchini under running tap water and cut off the ends. Boil them in a pot with salted water for 10 minutes. Let them drain and pass them through a vegetable grinder. Put the mixture into a bowl.

Add the eggs, cheese, salt, pepper and a tablespoon of bread crumbs to make the mixture harder. Mix well until smooth. Make number of croquettes, all the same size and roll them in the remaining bread crumbs with care.
Fry the croquettes in plenty of hot oil until they are golden brown. Put them onto absorbent kitchen paper to drain off the oil and serve hot.

Sweet potatoes and fennel seeds panini

Ingredients: 500gr white flour, 7gr dry active yeast, 2 tsp sugar, 2 Tbsp fennel seeds, 1 Tbsp salt, warm water, 1 medium mashed sweet potato

Cook the potato and mash it. Sieve the flour, make a hole in the middle and add yeast, sugar, salt and the mashed potatoes. Add warm water as much as needed to make a soft dough. Work it for at least 10 minutes. Leave it to raise in a warm place for 1 hour. Take the dough and re-work it for another 10 minutes. Divide the dough into equale pieces and shape them into panini, or if you prefer make one whole loaf bread. Brush the top with a little of water and sprinkle with fennel seeds pushing them slightly with your fingers. Arrange the panini and let them raise for 1 hour more. Cook them in a pre-heated oven at 200 C for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Spicy Cheese bites
Ingredients: 250gr white flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp mustard powder, 1 tsp hot chilli pepper powder, 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 120gr butter, 120gr grated Cheddar cheese, 2 eggs plus 1 to use for brush, various spices

Mix all ingredients by hand or use an elctric mixer or blender. Take the dough out and work it on a floured surface until smooth. Roll the dough about 3mm thick or use a pasta machine to make rectangular layers using the number 3 thickness. Transfer the layers to a baking sheet, brush with a bit of egg mixture and sprinkle with your favourite spices. Using a knife, gently cut the layer into triangles. Use poppy seeds, sesame seeds, oregano, chilly pepper to have a very hot bite or anything else you like. Bake at 200 C for about 10/12 minutes. Cool well before serving. Store in a airtight container and use within 2 weeks.


Fagottino with Provolone cheese
Ingredients: provolone cheese dolce, fillo pastry, honey, walnuts, leek to tie, butter

Brush the fillo pastry with melted butter. Put a bit of provolone cheese in the middle of each. Make a little bag and close it with leek. Bake at 200 C (390 F) for 4 to 5 minutes until the cheese melts and the little fagottino gets brown. Decorate with honey and walnuts and serve hot or the cheese will become hard and it wont be as soft as it should.

Artichoke-Parmesan Crostini Italian Recipe

Ingredients Serves 18–20 toasts
1 loaf baguette, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2 cups marinated artichokes, drained
2 tablespoons scallions, minced
1 1/2 cups Parmesan Reggiano cheese, grated
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Grill the thinly sliced bread or place them under the broiler until toasted. Turn and toast the other side.
Rub the bread with the garlic cloves on both sides and set aside.
Combine the artichokes, scallions, 3/4 cup of the cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and oregano in a non-reactive bowl and mix well. Place 1 tablespoon of the artichoke mixture on each slices of bread.
Sprinkle the remaining grated Parmesan Reggiano on top and place under the broiler until the cheese melts.Top with chopped scallion tops and serve immediately.


Mushroom-Thyme Crostini Italian Recipe
Try these as a casual snack with wine before dinner, or plate them up with a sprig of fresh thyme as an elegant first course.



Ingredients Serves 24 slices
1 loaf baguette, sliced thinly
2 cloves garlic, peeled
2–3 tablespoons butter
2–3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, crushed
4 cups mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup red wine, drinking quality
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup Parmesan Reggiano cheese, grated

Grill the thinly sliced bread or place them under the broiler until toasted. Turn and toast the other side. Rub the bread with the garlic cloves on both sides and set aside. Combine two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of olive oil in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat and cook until the butter melts. Add the onions and sauté until soft—approximately 4–5 minutes.
Add the garlic and sauté until soft—about 30 seconds. Watch closely and lower the heat if needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
Add more butter and olive oil if the pan seems dry and sauté the mushrooms until soft—approximately 3–4 minutes.
Stir in the wine.Add the salt, pepper, thyme and ¼ cup of the cheese. Give the mixture a good toss and continue cooking until the wine is absorbed. Adjust the salt, pepper, and thyme to taste.
Place a healthy tablespoon of the mushroom mixture on top of each of the toasts and top with the remaining cheese.
Place under the broiler until the cheese melts—less than a minute.


Crab Crostini with Baby Shrimp
Serves 6 slices
6 slices baguette-style bread, sliced thinly
1/2 pound Gruyere cheese, grated
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon minced scallions
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
8–10 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound lump crabmeat
1/4 pound baby shrimp
Grill the thinly sliced bread or place it under the broiler until toasted. Turn and toast the other side. Set aside. Combine the half of the cheese, the sour cream, mustard, scallions, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, Tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
Check the crabmeat for any small pieces of shell and discard them.
Gently add the crab to the mixture. Don’t over mix; you want the lumps of crab to remain intact.
Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours so that the flavors meld.
Remove the crab from the refrigerator and spoon it onto the toasts. Top each with a portion of the remaining cheese and a few baby shrimp.
Sprinkle a small amount of the cheese over the shrimp and place under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, until melted and bubbly

Camembert Cheese
and Ham Tarts
Recipe
These savory tarts take just a couple of minutes to prepare, and are spectacularly delicious when eaten fresh and warm from the oven. Feel free to assemble the tarts up to two hours ahead, then pop them in the oven at the last minute.



Ingredients Serves 22–24 tarts
24 raw or pre-baked miniature tart shells
4 ounces Rouge et Noir Camembert, cut into very small pieces
1 cup finely chopped ham
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
~ chili sauce

Preheat oven to 325 °
Combine the Camembert, ham, walnuts and chili sauce in a bowl.
Fill the pre-baked tart shells and place on the prepared baking sheet.Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake until golden. Serve warm

Beef Carpaccio
Serves 1–2
15–20 Basil
1/2 pound filet mignon, sliced paper-thin
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 Nicoise olives
2 teaspoons capers
6–8 shaved strips Parmiggiano Reggiano cheese
drizzled extra virgin olive oil
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Arrange the basil and meat on a plate or platter and sprinkle with pepper.
Cut the olives in quarters and scatter over the meat. Scatter the capers over the meat.Using a vegetable peeler, shave strips of Parmesano Reggiano cheese over the platter. Drizzle with olive oil and serve at room temperature.

Prosciutto and Melon
Ingredients Serves 12 slices
1 ripe honeydew or cantaloupe melon
12 slices paper-thin prosciutto ham
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Cut the honeydew or cantaloupe melon in half and remove all seeds.Remove the rind and cut into 12 uniform wedges.Wrap each wedge with a piece of prosciutto. Sprinkle with pepper.Arrange on a platter and serve.


Foccace - Pizza Breads
1 cup lukewarm milk
1 package yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
Approx. 2 ½ cups flour

In a room temperature glass or crockery bowl, dissolve the yeast in the milk, then mix in the sugar, salt, and oil with a wooden spoon. Add the flour until the dough forms a compact ball. Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick and place on an olive-oiled oven tray. Press firmly with your fingertips to make indentations in the dough. Cover with a clean tea towel and let it rise to double in height. This should take only 1 hour if you keep the tray in a warm, draft-free place. This is the basic Foccace dough. Below are various toppings to add to the risen bread before it is cooked in a hot oven for roughly 10 minutes, or until the crust is golden.

Toppings:
Olive Oil: Pour olive oil over the dough and spread it around with your fingers to cover the entire surface. Then sprinkle the dough lightly with salt. The fruitier the oil, the tastier the bread.
Olive Oil and Rosemary: Prepare the dough with the previous topping and then sprinkle it with chopped fresh or dried rosemary.
Onion and Cheese: Cover the dough with cooked onions and then sprinkle with grated cheese.
Tomato: Cover the dough with a tomato pasta sauce and then drizzle olive oil over the top.
Raisons: Add raisons to the dough just before you roll it out to rise. After the rising, cover the dough with olive oil and salt as described for the Olive Oil topping.

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