Easy and Delicious Appetizers

Most of the people order takeaway appetizers for house parties. But the truth is that you can make some delicious and yummy appetizers and this is not going to take a lot of your time. As a matter of fact these appetizers will be winners at your party and are also healthy and nourishing. Most of the appetizers you buy from the shop have a lot of cheese, all-purpose flour and are deep fried in oil. When you make them at home you can be sure about the ingredients and their health benefits. You can add your own personal touch to the party by making your own delicious appetizers. Here are some ideas.

Homemade Grilled Prawns

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoonsCrushed garlic - 2 clovesBread crumbs - 1/2 cupSeafood seasoning - 1/2 teaspoonUncooked prawns (Peeled and deveined ) - a poundSeafood cocktail sauce

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Combine olive oil and crushed garlic cloves in small bowl and make it stay for half an hour.Combine the bread crumbs with seafood seasoning and mix well.Dip the prawns, one at a time in the olive oil-garlic mix, and bread them in the bread crumbs.Now thread the prawns onto metal skewers. Grill the prawns, covered, in medium heat for 2-3 minutes or till they turn pink. Serve with seafood sauce.

Cherry tomato and basil bruschetta

Ingredients

cherry tomatoes - 6 or 7baguette French bread or similar fancy bread- 1olive oil - 1/4 cupgarlic - 2 cloves mincedvinegar - 1 teaspoonbasil leaves, chopped - 6 - 8salt, to tastecrushed black pepper, to taste

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Blanch the cherry tomatoes in hot water, remove the skin and seeds and chop.Mix the chopped tomatoes with garlic, chopped basil leaves, olive oil and vinegar in a bowl. Add pepper powder and salt to taste.Slice the baguette bread into half-inch thick slices. Brush them with the olive oil and rub with minced garlic cloves and bake them at 250 degree Celsius, till they turn golden brown in color.Take them away from oven and serve with the tomato- basil mixture on top. Do this just before serving the Bruschetta; and then serve immediately. These delicious appetizers can be eaten without any dip sauce.

Fried Onion Rings

Ingredients

Large onions - peeled, and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings - 2Buttermilk - 2 cupsSalt, to tasteBlack pepper powder, to tasteFlour - 1 1/4 cupsCorn flour - ¾ cupOil - 3 cups for frying

Directions for making these delicious appetizers

Combine the buttermilk with salt and pepper. Dip the onion rings in this mixture and keep for half an hour.Combine the all-purpose flour and corn flour with salt and pepper. Keep aside.Pick the onion rings from the buttermilk marinade, coat in the flour - corn flour mixture and fry in hot oil. Serve these hot immediately with ketchup.The Danish term for delicious appetizer is l?kre forretter . To see a few more other great recipes for meal starters, please visit this website: isabellas.dk . Rate this Article

Easy and Delicious AppetizersNot Rated Yet

Sjef Jens has published 14 articles. Article submitted on August 16, 2013. Word count: 447

Mealtime is a wonderful time to be shared with your family. These days, due to our busy lifestyles, it's not always easy to find time to enjoy a home cooked meal together.

Written by: Chris Harmen

Cooking utensils must be chosen with great care to do an easy and quicker cooking. The main factors that influence the selection of domestic cook wares are resistant to scratch, handiness, easy to wash and easy to cook.

Written by: Maria Emery

Serve your family a hearty meal such as turkey meatloaf. The delectable taste of this meat recipe will surely appeal to your discriminating taste buds. Check out these easy and delicious recipes for turkey meatloaf.

Written by: Angelica Florin

Next time you have some chicken on hand, before you cut celery into it and mix it with mayo, try some delicious alternatives that will make your family mad for chicken salad.

Written by: Torri Myler

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

reade more... Résuméabuiyad

Easy Appetizers to Tantalize The Guests' Taste Buds

Appetizers are interesting tiny and delicate morsels which will increase your hunger and tantalize your taste buds. It can be said that they are the first taste of a meal. You could find many varieties of appetizers like soups and finger foods that can be served at the start of the meal. There are many ways you could put together an appetizer. Listed below are a few recipes for easy appetizers.

Chips with comfort sauce

Ingredients required for this easy appetizer are:

Sour cream - ½ c

Mayonnaise - ½ c

Worcestershire sauce - 1 spoon

Lemon juice - ½

Pepper and salt to taste

Potato chips or shoe string potatoes, for dipping

Preparation: Whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, sour cream, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Serve it along with the potato chips or shoe string potatoes. This is one of the easy appetizers which can be made within a few minutes and will be appreciated by the guests.

Arugula salad with Gorgonzola and pears

Ingredients required for this easy appetizer are:

Drained and sliced pear halves - 15 oz, reserve 2 spoons of juice

Vinegar dressing and olive oil - 2 spoons

Freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste

Baby Arugula

Crumbled Gorgonzola -4 spoons

Glazed pecans - 4 spoons

Preparation: Whisk together olive oil, the 2 spoons of reserved juice and vinegar dressing in a large bowl. Add pepper and salt to taste. Then, add the arugula and toss it well. Among the 4 chilled salad plates, divide the arugula in portions. On top of each of them, place the pear slices, pecans and Gorgonzola. Serve the dish immediately.

Bread salad

Ingredients required are:

From 8 by 4 inch sourdough - 3 round slices of 1 inch thickness

Olive oil - 4 spoons

Freshly ground pepper and salt to taste

Grape tomatoes - ½ c, halved

Diced red bell pepper - 3 spoons

Peeled and diced English cucumber, seeds removed - ½ c

Minced garlic - 1 spoon

Capers - 1 spoon

Freshly chopped parsley leaves- 2 tsp

Basil leaves, freshly julienned - 3 spoons

Balsamic vinegar -1 ½ spoons

Red wine vinegar - 1 ½ spoons

Crumbled goat cheese - ¼ c

Pitted and flesh diced avocado - 1, cut in half

Preparation: Preheat the grill. With 3 spoons of oil, sprinkle both sides of the bread. Season it with pepper and salt. Grill the bread on both the sides for about 5 minutes nicely, until it becomes somewhat crispy or nicely marked. Remove it from the grill and keep it aside for cooling. Toss together peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, parsley, capers and basil in a large bowl. Sprinkle the vinegar and the balance 1 spoon of oil. Season this with pepper and salt. Toss it again. Refrigerate it for 20 minutes. When you are ready to serve, slice the bread into 1 inch cubes and top the vegetables up with it. Gently place the goat cheese and avocado on top of it. This is one of the easy appetizers that can certainly fetch you compliments from the guests.

You can find several recipes to make easy appetizers(or as the Danish says nemme forretter ) online. So, keep your hunt on and learn to make appetizers that can be a perfect starter for your parties.

reade more... Résuméabuiyad