38 italian fresh appetizer Recipes

fresh mushrooms , about 1.5 inch diameter, onion, minced, garlic, minced, canola oil, progresso italian style bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, grated, fresh parsley, chopped, salt, dried oregano, black pepper

extra virgin olive oil, butter, garlic, minced, heavy cream, freshly ground black pepper to taste

crusty italian bread, sliced thin and toasted (you can use a crusty french bread or a 6 oz bag of new yorker bagel chips works nice also), garlic cloves, minced, shallots, peeled and chopped fine, olive oil, red bell peppers, diced small, fresh mushrooms, sliced small and thin (assorted ), herbs (suggested buddha s herb mix for mushrooms), swiss cheese, shredded (use the best quality )

heads fresh cauliflower, washed and cut into bite-size pieces (or 1 head cauliflower and 1 head broccoli, if desired), grape tomatoes or 1 pint cherry tomatoes, washed, button mushrooms, drained, baby carrots, washed (and scraped , if necessary), pitted california black olives (kalamata olives can also be used) (optional), red onion, sliced, italian salad dressing (or your favourite bottled vinaigrette salad dressing), cooked shrimp, peeled but with tails left on, hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

shrimp, frozen and cleaned, italian dressing, bottled (or homemade ), old bay seasoning (to taste), bay leaf, crushed, fresh dill sprig, ritz cracker

pillsbury refrigerated garlic breadsticks, capicola (about 3 oz.) or 6 cooked ham (about 3 oz.), provolone cheese (about 4 oz.), tomato, chopped, ripe olives, sliced, chopped fresh basil, greek vinaigrette or 2 tbsp italian vinaigrette dressing

pie crusts (use only 1 of the 2 in the box), italian seasoned breadcrumbs, chopped fresh basil, grated romano cheese, salt, fresh ground pepper, part-skim ricotta cheese, extra virgin olive oil or 3 tbsp regular olive oil, tomatoes, seeded, diced, plum tomato, sliced , if desired, fresh basil leaves , if desired

italian bread (boboli), olive oil or 1 tbsp cooking oil, garlic clove, chopped finely, pepper, tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped, crumbled gorgonzola or 1/3 cup blue cheese or 1/3 cup feta cheese, snipped fresh rosemary or 1 tbsp oregano or 1 tbsp basil or 1 tsp dried rosemary or 1 tsp dried oregano or 1 tsp dried basil, crushed of any of the above spices, fresh rosemary (optional) or oregano sprigs (optional) or basil sprig (optional)

jumbo pasto shells, chopped romaine lettuce, chopped fresh basil, coarsely chopped cooked chicken, coarsely chopped tomato, coarsely chopped cucumber, italian hard salami chopped, roasted garlic vinaigrette dressing

italian-seasoned breadcrumbs, very finely chopped pecans, butter or margarine, melted, cream cheese, softened, cream cheese, softened, carton sour cream, all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, egg, egg yolk, kalamata olives, pitted and sliced or chopped, chopped fresh rosemary, garnishes: fresh rosemary sprigs, kalamata olives

land o lakes butter, melted, chopped fresh garlic, dijon mustard, thawed loaf frozen bread dough, sliced genoa salami, deli land o lakes provolone cheese , cut into strips, sliced stuffed green olive, green onions, thinly sliced, egg, beaten, water, poppy seed , if desired

whatever is left of a loaf) of italian, or any other hard, crusty bread, sliced into 1/2 inch slices, enough portabello mushrooms to go on each slice of bread, roasted red pepper, sliced, provolone cheese, sliced, freshly grated parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar

extra virgin olive oil, plus more for finishing dish, garlic cloves, chopped fine, chopped fresh chives, dry white wine, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, lemon juice, chopped fresh italian parsley, crushed red pepper flakes, italian bread, 1/4 inch thick toasted and kept warm, lemon , cut into slices, parsley sprig (optional)

sliced unpeeled zucchini, bisquick, chopped onion, freshly grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh italian parsley, sea salt, crushed oregano, freshly ground black pepper, garlic, chopped, oil, eggs, slightly beaten

goat cheese with garlic and herbs, sliced fresh spinach leaves, part-skim ricotta cheese, fennel seeds, crushed, freshly ground black pepper, italian cheese-flavored pizza crust (such as boboli), drained chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomato halves (about 12 halves), grated parmesan cheese, freshly ground black pepper

hickory smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled, italian bread, sliced (20 slices), green onion, finely chopped, fresh garlic, crushed, fresh mozzarella cheese (1/8th-inch thick )

part-skim mozzarella cheese, reduced-fat cheddar cheese, fat-free italian dressing, freshly ground black pepper, french baguette, fresh basil leaves (optional)

eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, coarse salt or 2 tsp kosher salt, red bell peppers or 1 large green bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1 inch pieces, yellow pepper, seeded , cut into 1 inch pieces, coarsely chopped onion, coarsely chopped celery, olive oil, italian plum tomato, drained and seeded, tomato paste, pignolis , i throw in a few extra or 2 tbsp pine nuts, sugar, zucchini , cut into 1/4 inch slices, capers, drained, white vinegar, green olives, pitted and sliced, fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf, fresh ground black pepper, white raisins, sliced mushrooms