Appetizers

Easy Appetizers

The Original Nachos

Pati Jinich

10 minutes

Easy

Korean BBQ-Style Meatballs

Kay Chun

20 minutes

Easy

Rosé Shrimp

Eric Kim

20 minutes

Chicken Karaage

Eric Kim

40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' chilling

Easy

Everything-Spice Phyllo Crackers

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Carrot and Orange Salad

Nargisse Benkabbou

30 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Easy

Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Eleanore Park

20 minutes

Classic Deviled Eggs

Alex Witchel

45 minutes

Fried Shallot Caesar Salad

J. Kenji López-Alt

20 minutes

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Father’s Day Sides and Appetizers

Baked Buffalo Wings

Ali Slagle

35 minutes, plus brining (optional)

Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

French Onion Sliders

Vallery Lomas

1 ¾ hours

Easy

Bacon-Cheddar Dip

Melissa Clark

20 minutes

Easy

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Yasmin Fahr

1 hour

Egg Rolls

Naz Deravian

1 hour 20 minutes

Roasted Pepper Antipasto

David Tanis

35 minutes

Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings

Ali Slagle

3 hours 5 minutes

Easy

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Lidey Heuck

35 minutes

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Summer Appetizer Recipes

Easy

Ham and Cheese Sliders

Lidey Heuck

35 minutes

Editors’ Pick

Guacamole

Florence Fabricant, Josefina Howard

15 minutes

Easy

Pink Peppercorn-Marinated Goat Cheese

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ marinating

Easy

Classic Caprese Salad

Melissa Clark

15 minutes

Easy

Carrot and Orange Salad

Nargisse Benkabbou

30 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Braaibroodjie (Grilled Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches)

Sheela Prakash, Jan Braai

35 minutes

Easy

Tapenade

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes

Easy

Grilled Harissa Shrimp

Yossy Arefi

15 minutes

Fried Green Tomatoes

Millie Peartree

1 hour

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Vegan Appetizers

Cold Tofu Salad With Tomatoes and Peaches

Hana Asbrink

20 minutes

Easy

Best Gazpacho

Julia Moskin

20 minutes plus chilling time

Tofu Larb

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Vegan Onion Dip

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes, plus soaking and chilling

Dumplings With Chile Crisp

Genevieve Ko

1 hour

Easy

Vegan Caesar Salad With Crisp Chickpeas

Becky Hughes

25 minutes

Aloo Samosas (Potato Samosas)

Zainab Shah

1 1/2 hours

Vegan ‘Queso’

Tejal Rao, Josef Centeno, Betty Hallock

30 minutes

Easy

Cucumber Salad With Roasted Peanuts and Chile

Sue Li

15 minutes

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Best Dip Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Mushroom Queso Fundido

Christina Morales, Bricia Lopez

About 1 hour

Easy

Seven-Layer Dip

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Butter Bean Dip With Frizzled Onions and Preserved Lemon

Yotam Ottolenghi

35 minutes

Easy

Rotel Dip

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Queso

Alexa Weibel

20 minutes

Editors’ Pick

Guacamole

Florence Fabricant, Josefina Howard

15 minutes

Easy

White Bean Hummus With Tahini and Coriander

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes

Zaalouk (Eggplant and Tomato Salad)

Nargisse Benkabbou

45 minutes

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One (or Two) Bite Appetizers for Happy Hours

Easy

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail With Horseradish Sauce

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

Easy

Pink Peppercorn-Marinated Goat Cheese

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ marinating

Easy

Tapenade

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes

Pastelitos

Georgina Fernandez, Rosa Fernandez

About 2 1/2 hours

Beef Negimaki

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Onion Bhajiya (Spicy Fritters)

Christina Morales, Palak Patel

45 minutes

Clams Casino

Dan Pelosi

55 minutes

Easy

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Yasmin Fahr

1 hour

Crispy Rice With Salmon And Avocado

Ali Slagle

About 4 hours

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Meatball Recipes

Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Melissa Clark

50 minutes, plus chilling

Kotlet (Meat, Potato and Onion Patties)

Farideh Sadeghin

1 1/4 hours

Easy

Chimichurri Meatballs

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Baked Chicken and Feta Meatballs

Yasmin Fahr

30 minutes

Healthy

One-Pot Chicken Meatballs With Greens

Yasmin Fahr

40 minutes

Easy

Chicken Pesto Meatballs

Dan Pelosi

25 minutes

Glazed Lamb Meatballs With Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts

Kay Chun

50 minutes

Easy

Lemon-Dill Meatballs With Orzo

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

One-Pot Lamb Meatballs With Tomato, Fennel and Orzo

Carolina Gelen

45 minutes

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More Appetizer recipes

Farinata (Herbed Chickpea Flour and Onion Pancake)

Brian Levy

1 hour 50 minutes

Easy

Carrot and Orange Salad

Nargisse Benkabbou

30 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Aloo Tikki (Potato Cutlets)

Zainab Shah

1 hour

Deviled Crab Backs

Korsha Wilson, Andrew Carmines

1 hour 40 minutes

Easy

Borani Banjan (Afghan-style Eggplant in Yogurt)

Zainab Shah

35 minutes

Braaibroodjie (Grilled Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches)

Sheela Prakash, Jan Braai

35 minutes

Easy

Rotel Dip

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Green Bean Salad With Dill Pickles And Feta

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Zucchini Salad With Basil, Mint and Feta

David Tanis

15 minutes

Easy

Crunchy Noodle and Tofu Salad

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Easy

Lettuces With Fresh Herbs and Cheese

Eric Kim, Adam Baumgart

15 minutes

Easy

Snap Pea, Tofu and Herb Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Hetty Lui McKinnon

30 minutes

Easy

Antipasto Salad

Dan Pelosi

30 minutes, plus at least 1 hour’s chilling

Chicharrones

Farideh Sadeghin

2 3/4 hours

Easy

Butter Bean Dip With Frizzled Onions and Preserved Lemon

Yotam Ottolenghi

35 minutes

Easy

Tapenade

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes

Easy

Pink Peppercorn-Marinated Goat Cheese

Rebekah Peppler

10 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ marinating

Easy

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Yasmin Fahr

1 hour

Burnsie’s Cheesy Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

Kevin Noble Maillard, Myron A. Burns Sr.

1¼ hours

Poutine

Melissa Knific

About 2 1/2 hours

Easy

Garlic Shrimp With Crisped Chickpeas

Yasmin Fahr

25 minutes

Clams Casino

Dan Pelosi

55 minutes

Easy

Zucchini Salad With Bread Crumbs

Yasmin Fahr

20 minutes

Tea Sandwiches

Priya Krishna

1 hour 20 minutes