r/appetizers • u/bluebird1776 • Sep 24 '26

Appetizer ideas before a heavy dinner.

/r/Cooking/comments/1wpf00u/appetizer_ideas_before_a_heavy_dinner/
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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 Sep 24 '26

Caprese salad or caprese salad skewers

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u/mezasu123 Sep 25 '26

Cucumber slice topped with boursin cheese spread and roasted red pepper on top (can get the jarred ones)

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u/Nerys54 Sep 25 '26

Miniature veggies aspic jelly.

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u/MandyJoB Sep 26 '26

A green salad with cucumber, lettuce, kale, radish, celery, capers, some chopped parsley and fresh chives with a squirt of fresh lemon….

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u/PleasantBeauties Sep 28 '26

trying to plan finger foods when the oven is completely booked up with lasagna and garlic bread is the ultimate cooking logistics puzzle

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u/Advanced_Ad_9759 29d ago

go with something bright and crunchy, like cucumber radish bites with lemony herb cream cheese, so nobody’s full before dinner even starts

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u/ResearcherPuzzled309 28d ago

i usually do cucumber rounds with herbed cream cheese since they feel like an appetizer without ruining dinner

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u/Wonderful_Item_3080 28d ago

marinated olives with some good bread, just enough to make people less feral before dinner

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u/Mission_Photo2409 26d ago

go with something bright and crunchy like cucumber bites, crudités, or a little shrimp cocktail, not another pile of bread and cheese