Cuisine: Hors d'oeuvres

Pickled Grapes with Rosemary & Chiles

Pickled Grapes with Rosemary & Chiles

These Pickled Grapes with Rosemary & Chiles are great to serve with drinks or you can put them in a salad. The are spicy, tart and sweet and very addictive!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 10 Servings

Pork Pot Stickers

Pork Pot Stickers are easy and delicious. You do not have to have this pot sticker maker, you can do it by hand.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: Makes 30 pot stickers

Crispy Oven Zucchini Fries

These Crispy Oven Zucchini Fries are a healthier version of zucchini fries. I have included a recipe for Apricot Dipping Sauce, which is a nod to the beloved Hamburger Hamlet restaurant chain in Los Angeles. They were famous for their Zucchini Zircles. You can also cut them into discs. I really hate deep-frying, so these are done in the oven, which is so much easier and less messy.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Caramelized Onion and Apple Tarts with Gruyère and Thyme

Here is a sophisticated hors d'oeuvre of Caramelized Onion and Apple Tarts with Gruyere and Thyme. Every party needs an easy and elegant appetizer to keep guests satisfied until the main event. This recipe from the Williams Sonoma website is just the thing: simple, pretty and delicious.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs 5 mins
  • Yields: Makes 32 tarts

Turkey Meatballs with a Chipotle Barbecue Cranberry Sauce

Recently, I have catered event after event. I have been developing some new hors d'oeuvres to add to my repertoire. These Turkey Meatballs with a Chipotle Barbecue Cranberry Sauce are a new meatball recipe that got some rave reviews.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: Makes 16-20

Asian Salmon Cakes

These Asian Salmon Cakes are a bit of a departure from your average crab cake. These can be made ahead and frozen.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings
Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto Puffs

Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto Puffs

Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto Puffs is a great hors d'oeuvres for a party. Scrounging around the pantry, fridge and freezer and actually finding some decent ingredients makes me very happy. I needed a quick hors d'oeuvre and this is what I created. It's a good idea to always have some puff pastry in the freezer!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings
Classic Spinach Dip

Classic Spinach Dip

This is the Classic Spinach Dip recipe. You can serve this in hollowed out bread or cabbage or a bowl.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
Shrimp Puffs

Shrimp Puffs

Shrimp Puffs are a super easy appetizer to make and are really delicious! Yes, it's another hors d'oeuvres for all that entertaining you're going to do! This one is very easy and delicious. If you can't find tiny bay shrimp, use regular size shrimp and cut them up. Warning - these are addictive! NB - I made the filling the day before the event.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: Makes 20 puffs
Artichoke Tapenade

Artichoke Tapenade

Guest blogger Jessica from Beauty Marks .
Artichoke Tapenade - This is my Christmas gift to Leslie, because in case she hasn’t mentioned it lately, she loves artichokes. This recipe is about the easiest thing in the world to make in the food processor, and a total crowd-pleaser. I based this on a recipe from David Lebovitz, who got it from Smitten Kitchen, who got it from Mario Batali. So its provenance is solid, to say the least. I used the pitted Castelvetrano green olives currently available in a big jar at Costco.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins