Appetizers & Snack Recipes

Get your taste buds ready with these mouthwatering appetizers and snack recipes! Whether you're hosting a party, preparing for game day, or simply craving a light bite, these small dishes pack big flavor. From crispy finger foods to refreshing dips and bite-sized treats, there's something here for every occasion.
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Guava Cream Cheese Pastries
Guava cream cheese pastries are sold in every Cuban bakery in South Florida, but its easy to make your own and they’re awesome straight from the oven!
Rillettes of pork (du porc)
Pork rillettes are a delicious French potted meat spread that make delicious hors d’oeuvres and appetizers. Not only are these rillettes delicious on a toasted crostini with a glass of wine, they also make perfect hostess gifts!
Italian Green Beans
Italian green beans are a simple Spring and Summer side dish made with string beans, your favorite pesto, toasted almonds and shaved parmesan. This recipe is quick and easy to make and pairs well with lots of main course dishes.
Grilled Smoked Artichokes
Intimidated by artichokes? Don’t be. Learn how to prepare whole globe artichokes with a luscious lemon tarragon aioli for dipping. You can use a steamer pot on the stovetop or make Instant Pot artichokes in under 10 minutes. They’re good steamed, but grilled, smoked artichokes are even better as a unique appetizer or side dish. Let’s get started.
Spicy Edamame
This edamame appetizer is a copycat of a dish from a local Asian gastropub. It’s quick and easy to make, and this spicy edamame with garlic, ginger and spicy chili flakes is so tasty you’ll always want a bag of the soybean pods in your freezer.
Roasted Beef Bone Marrow Appetizer
This simple recipe makes this elegant appetizer of roasted beef marrow bones easy to make at home. Impress your guests with canoe-cut or simple cross-cut bones, and serve the luxurious marrow with toasted or grilled bread. This is an excellent bone marrow appetizer for Christmas and New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, birthdays and anniversaries. Learn where to buy, cook, and roast marrow bones for rich, umami perfection.
Pan Fried Oysters Oreganata
If you want an appetizer that WOWS, try Pan-Fried Oysters Oreganata-style. This simple, reliable pan fried oysters recipe is boosted to oreganata status with fresh oregano and a lemony butter sauce. Frying oysters is easy; I’ll show you step-by-step.
Smoked Salmon Pizza with Goat Cheese
Looking for an elegant pizza appetizer? Goat cheese crumbled over a smoked salmon pizza with thin slices of zucchini and tomato makes a tasty and impressive starter, and it’s easy to assemble with store-bought pizza dough.
Bone Marrow Appetizer
Bone Marrow Appetizer are luxuriously rich and make an impressive appetizer or first course for special occasions. It’s a dramatic, high-impact dish that will WOW! It’s also an easy, low-stress recipe that anyone can make.
Ahi Tuna Poke Appetizer
Ahi Tuna Poke Appetizer is just the right balance of salty, tangy and heat. Serve with Crispy plaintain chips or other root vegetable chips. Also good with diced avocado (the store didn’t have any ripe ones).
Easy Roasted Bone Marrow Appetizer
This Easy Roasted Bone Marrow Appetizer are luxuriously rich and make an impressive appetizer or first course for special occasions. Known for its wobbly, gelatinous, melt-in-your-mouth texture and savory flavor, it’s usually spread on grilled or toasted bread to enjoy. This beef bone marrow recipe includes a few flavor enhancements that take the decadent dish to the next level.
Browned Butter and Sage Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Browned butter sage sauce is a classic recipe for ravioli or Sweet Potato Gnocchi. Browned butter has a deep, nutty flavor, and sage is amplified when quickly fried in it.
Tropical Grilled Calamari Bruschetta
Want a light, tasty seafood appetizer? These grilled calamari bruschetta are one of our favorites. Marinated squid tubes and tentacles are lightly grilled and tossed in a chunky avocado, cilantro, grapefruit and jalapeno salsa. Mound onto toasted french bread rounds and serve with cocktails. It's the best!
Smoked Fish Dip
Smoked fish dip is a Florida snack staple, but you don’t have to live here to enjoy it; it’s easy to make at home. This fish dip recipe is creamy and light, with a moderate heat and fresh lemon herb finish. It’s a great snack or appetizer on crackers or pita chips. If you’re using previously smoked fish fillets, assembling takes about 10 minutes, but I’ve also included DIY instructions on brining and smoking the seafood.