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Hors d’Oeuvres,
Appetizers,
and
Sandwiches
Hors d’Oeuvres
French for “outside the meal.”
Meant to pique the taste buds and perk up
the appetite.
Foods served as Hors d’Oeuvres should
be:
Small enough to eat in 1-2 bites
 Some are eaten with fingers, while others use a plate and fork,
RARELY use a knife
Attravctive
May be served hot or cold
Often are salty to promote drinking
Appetizers
Meant to Stimulate the appetite, NOT kill it
off
Difference between Hors d’oeuvre- when it
is severed
Appetizers are traditionally the first course
Larger than hors d’oeuvres
Most are small servings with very flavorful
foods
 Meant to take just enough edge off the appetite to
permit thourough enjoyment of the entree.
 May be served hot or cold
Salads may be served as an appetizer
When Serving
Hors d’Oeuvres & Appetizers
Offer a variety of flavors and textures
Should compliment the meal to follow
Make a good first impression
Common Hot Appetizers
and Hors d’Oeuvres
Grilled, Steamed, Baked, or Roasted Vegetables
 Served with a dipping sauce or dressed with a vinaigrette
 Mushroom caps are sometimes suffed and baked
Crab Cakes
 Crab meat mixed with mayonnaise, herbs, and spices.
 Formed into patties, and sauteed.
Chicken Wings
 Buffalo style- deep fried after being dipped in a spicy coating
 Thin vinegar-based hot sauce is then poured on
 Usually served with bleu cheese dressing, with celery sticks on the side
Meatballs
 Highly seasoned ground meat
 Often served with a sweet-sour sauce
Pasta
 Small portions of pasta may be served as an appetizer
Common Cold Appetizers
and Hors d’Oeuvres
Canapes
 Bite sized pieces of bread or crackers with a savory topping
Bruschetta
 Toasted bread drizzled with olive oil and topped with tomatoes, olives,
cheese, or other ingredients.
Raw Seafood
 Just shucked clams and oysters served with a variety of sauces
Pickled Vegetables
Cheese
Raw Vegetables
Pate
 A well seasoned baked mixture of ground meat, fish, poultry, or vegetables.
Sandwiches
Increasingly popular
 Find on Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner menus
 Found at Fastfood restauraunts to Fancy restaurants
Combination of four simple elements
 Bread
 Spread
 Filling
 Garnish
Sandwhiches
Bread
MUST be fresh and tasty
Spread
Add additional flavor and typically act as a moisture barrier for
the bread
 Most common spreads are: butter and mayonaise
Filling
The “Centerpiece” of the sandwich
Can be hot or cold
 Most common: Meat & Poultry, Seafood & fish, Vegetables, Cheese, and
Eggs
Garnish
Decorative
Edible accompaniments on a plate with a sandwich
 Examples: Fruit, Pickle, Lettuce, Sprouts
Cold Sandwiches
Often filled with sliced meats and cheese or maynnaise-
based salads such as egg salad, chicken salad, or tuna
salad.
Six main types of cold Sandwiches:
Closed Sandwich
2 pieces of bread, with a filling between.
Open Faced
Uses only one slice of bead topped with ingredients
Finger Sandwich
Also called a Tea Sandwich
Cut into various shapes ( diamonds, circles, triangles,
etc)
Cold Sandwiches
Hero Sandwich
A large closed sandwich.
Often called: “Submarine,” “Hoagies,” “Grinders,” etc.
Filled with thinly sliced meats, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce
Club Sandwich
A double decker closed sandwich
Uses 3 slices of bread ( or toast), filled with chicken, bacon,
lettuce, and tomato
Usually cut into 4 triangles, (making it easier to eat) and held
together with toothpicks.
Wraps and Pita Pockets
Rolled up
Tortillas or flat round bread are commonly used
Can hold many ingredients and the opening i s only at the top
Hot Sandwiches
Four Main Types
 Sandwich with Hot Filling
 A Closed Sandwich, Hero Sandwich, Club Sandwich, and a Wrap can
all have hot fillings
 Other examples: Hamburger, and Hot Dog
 Grilled Sandwich
 First the sandwich is assembled
 Then outside of bread is spread with butter
 Then cooked directly on the heat source
 Examples: Grilled Cheese and Reuben
Hot Sandwiches
Pressed Sandwich
 A Sandwich Press is used
 Press compresses and grills them until they are hot
and heathed through on the inside
 Examples: Panini, Cubano
Hot Open Faced Sandwich

 Served on toasted bread, topped with gravy or
sauce
 Sometimes Mash Potatoes are added
 Example: Eggs Benedict

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