Give Thanks for These Starters! - 45 recipes
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Mini Puffs with Goat Cheese & Herbs
By sandiB2010
You can bake and freeze the pastry for these little puffs in advance, but wait to add the cheesy, creamy herb filli...
- PASTRY:
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter, cut up
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, divided
- FILLING:
- 4 ounces cream cheese with chive and onion
- 3 ounces soft goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, snipped
- 2 teaspoons fresh dill or basil, snipped
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Marinated Olives with Rosemary, Orange & Chili
By Chezlamere
Try these Marinated Olives with Rosemary, Orange & Chili! This will be your guest's favorite appetizer
- 8 cups caselvetrano olives
- 4 cups olive oil
- 4 oranges
- 4 six-inch sprigs rosemary
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 8 garlic cloves
Lemon-y Baked Ricotta
By á-4084
Lemony Baked Ricotta is simple to prepare but a fancy enough appetizer to serve at your next party or get together
- 1 pound whole-milk ricotta, about 2 cups
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus 1 teaspoon zest
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- extra-virgin olive oil, optional
- crackers to serve
Pepitas (Roasted Pumpkin Seeds)
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Don’t throw away those pumpkin seeds! Here’s how to make toasted pumpkin seeds that are addicting
- Pumpkin seeds
- table salt (kosher is too large)
- olive oil
- Seasoned salt
- Optional: cumin, chili powder, seasoned salt
Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola with Cranberries
By á-1244
Energize with this delicious fall-flavored granola, with pumpkin, cranberries, oats, pepitas, sunflower seeds, peca...
- 4 cups thick rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pepitas
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, hulled
- 1 1/2 cup pecans, shelled
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup puréed pumpkin
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup cranberries, dried
Manchego & Marcona Almond Cheese Balls
By á-4084
What a clever and tasty appetizer! Using pretzel sticks for the handle is a great idea, just make sure to insert th...
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup Manchego cheese, shredded
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
- 1 cup Marcona almonds, finely chopped
- 36 pretzel sticks
Deviled Eggs with Crispy Shallot Gremolata
By á-174535
Deviled eggs topped with a crispy shallot gremolata are packed with zesty flavor and are sure to be a hit at your n...
- 12 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced into rings
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, plus more
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
- 1 large star tip
- 1 pastry bag
Grilled olives with Manchego
By danyell923
Nutty tasting manchego cheese gets tossed with zesty marinated olives for tapas or an appetizer that is unique and
- 24 pitted Gordalolives
- 4 ounces Manchegocheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon, rosemary, minced
- 1 tablespoonthyme, minced
- 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoonblack pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
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