Continental Party Appetizer & Starter Recipes

Strawberry Salsa recipe is nice to try when you want to munch on sweet and tangy strawberries.  The strawberries are tossed with bell peppers and lettuce seasoned with salt, pepper and lemon juice.  Serve Strawberry Salsa along with Homemade Nachos for a quick snack.  You can also try our other Salsa Recipes:  Spicy Mexican Salsa Mexican Corn Salsa Spicy Grilled Pineapple Salsa.

Fresh Mango Salsa Recipe is a refreshing recipe that uses seasonal mangoes to make this lip smacking recipe.  When fresh Alphonso mangoes are in season, there are simply multiple ways one can enjoy them. Chopped up mangoes, tossed in olive oil, cumin, chilies and onions and with a little bit of zing from the lemon.  Serve the Mango Salsa along with Homemade Nachos and another dip Spicy Mexican Salsa as your party starter. If you like this recipe, you can also try other salsa recipes ...

Mango Tomato Bean Salsa is a refreshing summer food. Mango being the king of fruits, is loaded up with Vitamin C, Vitamin A and Vitamin B6 making it a highly nutritious. Mango has many nutritional properties as it helps in digestion, fights cancer, alkalize the body and surprisingly even aids in weight loss. Mango Tomato Bean Salsa has a perfect mix of fiber and proteins. Serve Mango Tomato Bean Salsa as an appetizer or served along with some Homemade Nachos Recipe or serve it as a simple ...

Many are most likely to be the fans of the crispy fried Chicken nuggets of KFC, one of the most popular non-veg fast food chains around the world. Making KFC style chicken nuggets at home is easy and yummy. These soft and spicy chicken nuggets – KFC style recipe are super crispy on the outside and soft inside. The chicken is juicy and tender. The crunch you get is from panko bread crumbs. You will not be able to get that crispy look and texture with normal breadcrumb. You can serve these Crispy ...

The Roasted Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Bruschetta is a simple and delicious bruschetta recipe that is packed with flavours from the roasted mushrooms that is tossed in a spicy Sriracha sauce and then mixed along with perfectly caramelised onions lending to the sweet delicate flavour and taste. The The Roasted Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Bruschetta makes a perfect appetizer for parties, which you can serve along with a glass of wine and cheese. Serve Herb Mushroom Bruschetta along ...

Peri Peri Fish Fingers Recipe is a fun food that is a must try for your party appetizers. Fish is one of the safest way to gain good fats/protein for your body. The fish fingers are coated three times with seasoned flour, egg and then crumb coated which is what gives the fish fingers a crispy and crunchy texture. Once the fish fingers are fried, they are tossed well with a spicy peri peri masala. When you make these at home, you will notice them that everyone will be interested to try it out and ...

Guacamole Stuffed Quesadilla is a slight twist from the normal quesadilla made in colonial Mexico. The quesadilla is stuffed with creamy guacamole and flavored by mint mayo spread. Delmonte mint mayo spread is a quick way to use it in a dish to create the yummy and flavorful dish. Quesadillas are usually made from corn tortilla but in this recipes, the tortilla is made from wheat flour giving a different texture to the whole dish. Quesadilla is sometimes eaten as an appetizer but it can also be ...

Roasted Broccoli And Potato Dip is a flavourful and quick dip for your appetizer which is perfect for parties and get togethers. Potato and Broccoli are roasted and then mashed with some herbs and lime to make this lip smacking dip. Homemade curd is used to bring all the ingredients in the dip together making it a guilt free party snack. Use herbs and flavourings of your choice to enhance the flavours of Roasted Broccoli And Potato Dip. Serve Roasted Broccoli And Potato Dip with Homemade Nachos ...

The Herb Mushroom Bruschetta Recipe is a simple, quick and yet delicious appetizer that you can make for a weeknight dinner or parties. Bruschetta is an appetizer that does frequent rounds at parties hosted by me. It is essentially toasted baguette with olive oil, cherry tomatoes, cheese and basil. Very often, I give it my own personal twist; like vegetables with mushroom being the favorite. Here's my version of a herb infused mushroom topping served on a warm slice of baguette. Serve Herb Mushroom ...

Vegetable Quinoa Patty Recipe is a simple and quick recipe packed with vegetables and all the goodness of Quinoa. You can add a handful of your favourite ingredients to make it more rich and that satisfies your taste buds. This Quinoa patty Can be served for dinner along with a Soup or a Salad or as a snack. Did You Know: Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods. It contains almost twice as much fiber as most other grains and is rich in magnesium. Serve Vegetable Quinoa ...

Mediterranean Style Pumpkin Kibbeh Recipe is a classic "Levantine Dish", they are authentically made from Burglar wheat in other words called as dhalia or broken wheat.It is then stuffed in with some chopped onions, minced meat and herbs mixed in with Middle Eastern Spices.  In this recipe we have created a vegetarian version by stuffing it with some mashed pumpkin and roasted red bell peppers.  Serve the Mediterranean Pumpkin Kibbeh Recipe along with Garlic dip or Mujaddara to ...

Potato wedges flavored with Veeba Peri Peri Sauce makes perfect finger food appetizer for parties. You can serve these potato wedges along with a Yogurt Dip or just as it is and it will taste delicious. It's healthy wholesome dish and makes a great tea time snack as well for kids when they get back from school or even for the tea parties. The Veeba Peri Peri sauce creates a sensational flavour to ingridients in which it is being added to. The sauce has a lovely touch of Portuguese chilli that will ...

Mexican fajitas are amazing take along meal that you would love to have when you are on the go and Chicken Fajita Recipe is a wonderful variant of fajita. Mexican Chicken Fajita Recipe has the tender chicken strips with all the Mexican flavors topped with sour cream and guacamole and is one of the delicious wraps that will make you want more. Fajita is a popular lunch box dish among many around the world and it makes a good finger food for a party or get together. Serve Mexican Chicken Fajita Recipe ...

The Spicy Mexican Salsa is delicious salsa recipe is a super simple, spicy and delicious dip that is made from blanched tomatoes, chopped jalapenos/ green chillies and tabasco sauce. It's a refreshing dip when it is served along with Tortillas Chips. Serve the Spicy Mexican Salsa along with crispy Nachos for a party or make a Loaded Veggie Nachos Recipe - top it with salsa, sour cream, rajma & cheese and serve for parties. Kids also will love this simply delicious salsa when added to the Loaded ...

Crispy Eggless Bread Pinwheels is an easy yummy starter recipe for party. When planning to prepare in bulk for parties or get together, prep up on the day before, cling wrap the bread pinwheels, freeze and bake just before the party starts. Kids, as well as adults would love to have this crunchy Crispy Eggless Bread Pinwheels snack as an appetizer for a dinner party or for tea-party along with Eggless Tutti Frutti cake and Qahwa-Arabic coffee. Take a look at the other party starter recipes: Tomato ...

Spinach & Garlic Potato Patties Recipe is a healthy patty with the added goodness of spinach flavoured with garlic, and held together with potatoes. The addition of cheese and garlic into the patties makes it creamy and packed with flavors.  All it takes is 30 minutes from end to end to make a delicious snack than can also double up as a side dish for dinner. This Spinach Potato Patty makes it great to serve it to kids as an after school snack or use the patty to make a burger for them. Serve ...

Mexican Style Red Chilaquiles Recipe is a tortilla casserole, which contains a tangy tomato sauce mixed with shredded chicken and toasted tortillas chips. Traditionally in Mexico they can make it in a simplest form by just making tomato salsa and tossing it with toasted tortillas. The dish can also be made with egg or just plain with tomato salsa without any addition of chicken. It will become your all-time favorite appetizer at your party tables or even kids would love to try out something different ...

The Chilli Bean Dip Recipe is a quick and easy dish, that you can make by simply whipping up some baked beans, spicing it up with tabasco sauce and adding the creaminess with a cheese spread. Give this recipe a try for parties and you will thank us. Serve the Quick And Easy Chilli Bean Dip along with tortillas chips as an appetizer for parties. If you are looking for more Dips here are some of our favourites :  Dill Leaves & Parmesan Dip Recipe Peanut Chilli Dipping Sauce ...

Spicy Mango Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe is a delicious grilled chicken dish where the chicken is marinated in a flavoursome marinade made of sweet ripe mangoes, spicy chilli sauce, tangy lemon juice and sharp garlic.  The leftover marinade is then seasoned further and used a sauce to drizzle on the ready grilled chicken.   Serve Spicy Grilled Lime & Mango Chicken as an appetizer with some lemon wedges along with the sauce. Or you could also serve it as a main along ...

Vegetarian Spicy Bean Chili-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes is a healthy appetizer that you can make for your parties. These stuffed sweet potato will surprise the kids as well as it tastes delicious for their mid day snack. The sweet potato are baked till soft and then cut in the middle, the excess pulp is scooped out and stuffed in with a spicy chilli Bean and Zucchini. You can add any roasted vegetables of your choice to stuff it inside. It is then topped with some grated cheese and baked in the oven ...

Zucchini Tater Tots Recipe is a delicious snack that you can make for your kids. The grated zucchini are sautéed for few minutes and then mixed along with potatoes and seasoned with basic dried herbs to bring out a good flavour. The mixture is then rolled to small torts and coated with some bread crumbs and pan fried till it is crispy. It is a smart way to use the zucchini for your quick appetizer or snack. You are also free to add sweet potato instead of the normal potatoes to keep it quite healthy. ...

The Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe is a house favorite that gets its full bodied flavor from the roasted red bell peppers, olive oil and chickpeas. Then finally the drizzle of olive oil and lemons completes the Hummus.  Hummus is so common these days that its almost as close to having street food. But getting the hummus right, with the right flavors and using ingredients from your own kitchen shelf and making do with what is available in the market, makes this recipe different. I typically ...

The Rice Paper Vegetarian Spring Rolls also popularly called as the Summer Rolls make perfect appetizers for picnics or summer parties. There are many variations to the filling for the rice paper spring rolls and most often many of them use glass noodles. In this recipe, I have used tofu, roasted mushrooms and a few raw vegetables that are tossed in a spicy dressing. Serving the Rice Paper Vegetarian Spring Rolls along with Peanut Chilli Dipping Sauce perfectly complements the dish ...

Mexican Burrito is a well known street food in America and also a complete meal in itself. I love the flavor combination this Open Bean and Veggies Burrito Muffin Recipe has to offer. It is spicy, tangy, cheesy and meaty (I prefer the meaty version) all at the same time. There is no set rule to making a burrito so I just kept the flavors intact but played around with ingredients. This one is a vegetarian version but you can always add chicken or any shredded meat to the recipe. I was surprised with ...