Appetizers are the dishes that come before the main course. This category is very broad and includes delicious and appetizing recipes.
In Italy there are two main categories of Appetizers: meat or salami (Antipasti di terra) and fish and seafood (Antipasti di mare).
The traditional Italian “antipasto” is made of cold cuts such as ham, salami, bresaola, coppa and culatello. Often matched with vegetables in oil or in vinegar such as artichokes, mushrooms, cucumbers and onions or grilled vegetables with sauces.
You can make appetizer recipes as aperitif, served standing before sitting at the table. They are very small portions, hot or cold, that you can take with your fingers. They are croutons, canapés, savory puffs, small pizzas or little sandwiches.
Are you looking for simple and delicious appetizer recipes to amaze all your guests? Enter and discover our recipes for your cold or hot appetizers!
Authentic Sicilian Caponata recipe is a vegetarian Italian appetizer. An easy recipe for a cold starter or a typical Sicilian side dish, made mainly with eggplant, celery, capers, olives, tomato passata (in many recipes you can find tomato concentrate). Finally add vinegar and sugar, to give this Sicilian dish the typical sweet and sour taste. …
Italian Octopus and Potato Salad is an easy recipe, made with few simple ingredients that must be of excellent quality. It is made of tender octopus and potato cubes, fragrant and fresh parsley, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. You can find Octopus and Potato Salad recipe in all Italian seafood and fish restaurants …
Today I want to suggest you a very delicate filling for my new recipe Stuffed Zucchini with Ham and Parmigiano, a filling that I’m sure your children would like a lot: potatoes, ham and cheese. But not any type of cheese; Parmigiano Reggiano will be my choice for this recipe. There are many types of …
Italian Deviled Eggs are known in our country as stuffed eggs (uova ripiene), usually served cold as a side dish, appetizer or a main course, often for holidays or parties. In Italy, Easter is the perfect occasion to eat Italian Deviled Eggs, usually as a starter of Easter lunch. It’s a very easy and quick-to-make dish. …
Creamed Salt Cod with Potatoes (Baccalà Mantecato con Patate) is a very tasty and simple dish. It’s a typical recipe of traditional Ligurian cuisine, in particular of the geographical area of Imperia. In Italy you can taste creamed salt cod in every restaurant near Imperia area as an hors d’oeuvre or as a main course. Creamed Salt …
Are you thinking to give a partywith friends and impress your guests? Have you thought to prepare the usual grape salad? Have you ever thought to offer grapes with cheese? Well, Grapes Dipped in Gorgonzola and Pistachios is the recipe for you! Gorgonzola is an Italian cheese with a strong and intense flavor that goes …
Pumpkin Cream Soup With Shrimp is a very tasty and special recipe. You can taste Pumpkin Cream Soup With Shrimp as a first course in the cold autumn evenings or as a delicious entrée of a seafood dinner or as a Party Food in single serving portions during a standing dinner. Pumpkin Cream Soup With …
Ricotta Cheese Flan with Lemon and Basil is a very easy recipe. Therefore the goodness and the success of this dish depends only on the ingredients freshness and high their quality. You can use both, the more flavorful goat ricotta cheese or the more delicate cow ricotta. It’s important that the ricotta cheese you are …
Tuna Stuffed Zucchini Boats with Raisins is a very simple and tasty recipe. Tuna and Zucchini are a great combination together and very popular in Italian recipes. In southern Italy, especially in Sicily, it’s very common to use raisins in savory dishes. The combination of sweet and savory makes a very special dish. Tuna Stuffed …