Cold Appetizer Recipes

Spicy Deviled Eggs 

Deviled eggs with a little extra kick from Ranch dressing and horseradish sauce. A great cold appetizer!

Antipasto Party Sandwiches 

Your guests will love these mini-sandwich appetizers filled with cold cuts, cheese, and savory vegetables.

Pizza Dip 

A chilled spread with cream cheese, taco sauce, cheeses, and lots of vegetables. Always a hit at parties and picnics.

Jazzy Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds) 

A tasty twist on roasted pumpkin seeds. Serve for Thanksgiving or for a cocktail party at any time of year.

Curried Shrimp Bites 

Use miniature baked phyllo cups to hold the filling in these appetizers. Curried shrimp is added to the cups and then topped with a cilantro ...

Pico de Gallo con Avocado 

Traditional salsa is even better with the addition of fresh, diced avocado.

The Perfect Pumpkin Dip 

The perfect pumpkin dip is prepared with canned pumpkin, cream cheese and whipped cream. The toasted pumpkin seeds on top provide a great crunch.

Babaganoush 

Let this vegetarian mixture stand for a few days to get rid of the eggplants' bitter taste. Serve it in pita bread for a quick ...

Potato Twist Salad 

This potato salad has macaroni, chicken, and tomatoes giving it a great twist.

Grilled Salmon with Deviled Eggs 

These deviled eggs with salmon contain several items found in Asian markets, including Sriracha hot sauce, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, and seasoned capelin roe.

Olive Feta Spread 

Finely chopped and drained black olives are combined with crumbled feta cheese, garlic, basil, and just enough olive oil to bind. The mixture is served ...

Dilly Twist Pasta Salad 

Colored rotini pasta is combined with cucumber; bell pepper, cherry tomatoes and peas in a mayonnaise & dill weed dressing, and then chill, if desired.

Not Your Momma's BLT 

This BLT dip is perfect to munch on with bagel chips and is a great addition to any table spread.

Which Came First? Chicken Salad-Stuffed Eggs 

Diced chicken is combined with sour cream, green onion, almonds & mint, then spooned into hard-cooked egg halves which have the yolks removed.

Salmon Rolls with Avocados 

These perfect little appetizers are small but packed with flavor. The cream cheese and avocado blend well to flavor the salmon.

Jalapeno Jelly 

The "hotness" of this jalapeno jelly is tempered by the sugar. Vinegar adds tartness and the pectin helps the gelling to occur. Serve this as ...

Maple Glazed Snack Mix 

This tasty snack mix has a sweet sticky sauce that is flavored with maple syrup and a tasty zip that is added with hot sauce.

Bonnie's Dutch Potato Salad 

The dressing on this Dutch potato salad is made from scratch in your own kitchen.

Hot Vegetable Relish 

A pickeled mixture of carrots, onions and jalapenos-serve with tortilla chips.

Guacamole Dip and Tortilla Chips 

This avocado dip, with tomato, onion and hot pepper, is served with corn tortilla chips which you fry yourself.

Rainbow Pasta Salad 

This pasta salad makes a great addition to and beef or chicken entree. It is full of veggies and has great flavor.

Hot Play Salad 

If you are looking for a way to get a guy to eat a salad, model it after the famous hot wing and that should ...

South Asian Mushrooms 

Mushrooms with an Oriental flare--marinated in soy and fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, peanuts, lime and cilantro.

Gorgonzola Granny Smith Greens 

Apple slices, gorgonzola cheese, radishes, and pecans are arranged on mixed greens that are tossed with a dressing of balsamic vinegar, honey, basil and roasted ...

Chicken Tortilla Wraps 

A great make ahead appetizer--just layer cream cheese and salsa with chicken and cheese on a tortilla, roll up, chill and slice.