If I do get lazy, I’ll just bring a cheese platter or an easy dip (or 22) and be done with it, but you’ve got to be tempted by some of these one-bite appetizers. Some are deceivingly easy to make and are guaranteed to impress … so stop emulating me and put in a little bit of effort.
Bob’s prosciutto-wrapped dates are yummy and a cinch to make. I like to make these with figs instead of dates for a change of pace. You could also wrap melon or asparagus.
On to bacon … wrap it around scallops, apricots, water chestnuts, shrimp, dates stuffed with cream cheese and chorizo, or mushrooms brushed with BBQ sauce.
I made these cherry tomatoes stuffed with marinated feta a while back … so delicious and simple. At our family’s Christmas Eve celebration, someone made cherry tomatoes stuffed with fresh mozzarella and a basil leaf, all wrapped in prosciutto and sealed with a toothpick. Pretty, simple and delicious.
You could possibly love the prosciutto filled with happiness as much as I did — so make them! — which is as much as I adore the name of the recipe. How could anything with a name that cute not be tasty?
Portobella mushrooms stuffed with crab and mozzarella … OK, I’m in.
These salmon canapes sound so good to me … and they are carb-less, since the “cracker” part of a traditional canape is replace with a slice of daikon radish. I always think of the one-bites as being a bit more labor intensive to prepare, but these couldn’t be easier.
In the spirit of the daikon radish above, this recipe uses cucumber cups, stuffed with cheese and topped with smoked salmon or a number of other choices. They are so, so pretty!
Check it out — apple slices with goat cheese and pistachios. Easy!
These mini brie and arugula sandwiches sound delicious, but they don’t look very impressive. The same ingredients on top of a pretty cracker or a slice of baguette would be attractive and delicious.
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Dec 26, 2010 @ 20:07 EST5EDT
