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Appetizers + Snacks

Appetizers are arguably the best part of any gathering! Here you'll find a selection of my best appetizer recipes for entertaining. Recipes include crostini, bruschetta and toasts, fritters and other crispy fried foods, dips and spreads, marinated and grilled seafood and so much more!

Featured Recipe

Stuffed Clams Oreganata

Indulge in the rich flavors of our Clams Oreganata recipe, a perfect appetizer for seafood dinners and family gatherings!

Stuffed Clams Oreganata

A plate of baked stuffed clams with lemons and a cocktail fork.

A few slices of raw tuna topped with olives, lemon, pistachios and olive oil.

Sicilian Tuna Crudo

Several pieces of Fava bean crostini on a wooden board.

Fava Bean Crostini with Pecorino and Mint

A plate of calamari fritti garnished with lemon.

How to Make Fried Calamari

Carrot tops and sliced ginger in a jar in brine.

Quick Pickled Carrots with Ginger

A pear galette with walnuts on a checkered orange napkin.

Savory Pear Galette with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

A white bowl filled with shrimp ceviche and fried plantains.

Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche

A serving bowl of caponata with raisins and pine nuts.

The Best Sicilian Eggplant Caponata

A baked dish of warm cheesy bacon dip with ritz crackers.

Cheesy Baked Bacon Dip

Kale and quinoa cakes on a white plate with lemon wedges.

Kale and Quinoa Cakes

A bowl of Greek garlic and potato dip with carrots and radishes.

Skordalia (Greek Garlic and Potato Dip)

Sheet pan Irish nachos on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Irish Nachos

A bowl of citrus marinated olives with a cocktail fork.

Citrus Marinated Olives

A plate of baked stuffed clams with lemons and a cocktail fork.

Italian Baked Stuffed Clams Oreganata

Clams with Tomatoes, Basil + Blue Cheese

26+ Delicious Italian Appetizers To Make Tonight

Top view of a serving dish with roasted long hots and garlic cloves.

Easy Roasted Italian Long Hot Peppers

Top view of a plate of tuna carpaccio with arugula in the center.

Classic Tuna Carpaccio with Arugula, Capers and Pine Nuts

Fingers holding a tortilla chip dipping into a bowl of guacamole.

Simple Smoky and Spicy Guacamole

A white platter of toasts topped with thinly sliced radishes, herbs and edible flowers.

Easy French Buttered Radish Toasts

overhead shot of grilled zucchini bruschetta on a wood platter

Grilled Zucchini Bruschetta with Whipped Ricotta + Mint

Top view of a plate of zucchini fritters with lemon herb yogurt dip.

Zucchini Fritter Recipe

Fried Greek tomato fritters stacked on an oval platter with a bowl of tzatziki.

Greek Tomato Fritters

A plate with a fork and butternut squash fritters next to a wood serving platter.

Butternut Squash Fritters with Spiced Yogurt

Roasted shrimp cocktail and a bowl of whole grain mustard sauce on a serving platter.

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

Roasted Mushroom + French Goat Cheese Crostini | ColeyCooks.com

Roasted Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crostini

Blue Cheese Tartines with Apples + Arugula (Video!) | ColeyCooks.com

Blue Cheese Tartines with Apples + Arugula

Buttery Buffalo Popcorn (Video!)

Buttery Buffalo Popcorn

Honey Roasted Plum Crostini with Burrata and Prosciutto (Video!)

Honey Roasted Plum Crostini with Burrata + Prosciutto

Lobster Corn Fritters with Tarragon Aioli

Lobster Corn Fritters with Tarragon Aioli

Fried Manchego Cheese with Lavender Honey (Video!)

Fried Manchego Cheese with Lavender Honey

How to Make Panelle: Italian Chick Pea Fritters

Italian Chick Pea Fritters with Veggies

Close up side view of a stack of everything bagel seasoned quinoa crackers.

Quinoa Crackers

Truffled Popcorn with Parmesan + Prosciutto (Video!)

Truffled Popcorn with Parmesan + Prosciutto

Scallop Ceviche with Corn + Cucumber

Scallop Ceviche with Corn + Cucumber

Authentic Mexican Tomato Salsa - Quick and Easy Video Recipe!

Easy Tomato Salsa

Pickled Shrimp, Fried Green Tomatoes, Creole Remoulade Recipe from ColeyCooks.com

Pickled Shrimp, Fried Green Tomatoes + Creole Remoulade

Heirloom tomatoes and feta on grilled toasts and garnished with fresh herbs.

Heirloom Tomato Toasts with Feta + Herbs

Grilled pea pods in a white bowl.

Grilled Peas in the Pod (Video!)

Crispy chick peas on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Crispy Chick Peas

Close up of toasted baguette with tomato and cheese.

Pan Con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread)

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