Christmas Appetizer Recipes

No matter how big or small of an affair your holiday celebration is, our collection of Christmas appetizer recipes is has plenty of dips, hors d'oeuvres, and finger foods to choose from.

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Whipped Salt Cod Spread (Brandade de Morue) Recipe
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Classic Shrimp Aguachile With Lime, Cucumber, and Red Onion Recipe
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Pimento Cheese Recipe
A bowl of butternut squash soup on a dish towel. There is a metal spoon in the bowl.
Classic Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Several golden brown arancini lying on a plate lined with a patterned kitchen towel.
Rich and Creamy Saffron Arancini With Mozzarella Recipe
A bowl of easy-to-make creamy cauliflower soup garnished with bacon
Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup Recipe
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Tyrokafteri (Hot Pepper and Cheese Dip) Recipe
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Split Pea and Ham Soup
A bowl of easy-to-make salmon rillettes served with crackers.
Salmon Rillettes With Chives and Shallots Recipe
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Buckwheat Blini Recipe
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Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Pecans Recipe
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Sourdough Toasts With Tomato, Pesto, and Burrata Recipe
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Chaat-Spiced Chex Mix
Hoisin-glazed cocktail meatballs on a white porcelain plate. There is a glass bowl of dipping sauce with a metal spoon on the plate.
Hoisin-Glazed Cocktail Meatballs Recipe
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Oven-Roasted Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
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Marinated Kale and Chickpea Salad With Sumac Onions Recipe
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Easy Sausage, Kale, and Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Lemon and Rosemary Recipe
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Bacon-Wrapped Figs With Blue Cheese and Bourbon Recipe
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Warm Butternut Squash and Cheddar Dip Recipe
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Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe
A bowl of chickpea and carrot salad
Easy Make-Ahead Carrot and Chickpea Salad With Dill and Pumpkin Seeds
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Salt-Wilted Brussels Sprout Salad With Hazelnuts and Goat Cheese Recipe
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7-Layer Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
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Rosemary and Lemon White Bean Dip Recipe
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Simple Baked Brie With Honey and Pistachios Recipe
Roasted beet and citrus salad with arugula and pine nuts plated
Beet and Citrus Salad With Pine Nut Vinaigrette Recipe
Lentil and Chestnut Soup Recipe
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Mexican Butternut Squash Soup With Ancho Chile, Crema, and Pepitas Recipe
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Roasted Pumpkin Soup With Brown Butter and Thyme Recipe
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Yeasted Blini Recipe
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Creamy Roasted-Broccoli Soup With Buttermilk and Spiced Pepitas Recipe
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Arugula, Apple, and Pomegranate Salad with Cider-Honey Vinaigrette Recipe
Bourbon Old Fashioned Glazed Pecans Recipe
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Quick-Marinated White Bean Salad and Feta Lettuce Cups Recipe
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Real French Onion Dip | The Food Lab
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How to Pan Sear Foie Gras
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Classic Pulpo Gallego (Galician Octopus Tapa) Recipe
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Hearty Winter Vegetable Soup Recipe
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Thai-Style Shrimp Cakes With Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Recipe
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Chicken Liver Pâté With Bourbon and Cranberry Gelée Recipe
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Homemade Carr's-Style Whole Wheat Crackers Recipe
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Crystal Skin Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow) Recipe
Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Melted Butter Recipe
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Smoky Candied Almonds Recipe
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Marinated Goat Cheese: An Easy, Pretty, Extra-Flavorful Appetizer
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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese, Eggs, Pomegranate, and Marcona Almond Vinaigrette
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Silky-Smooth Vegetarian Pâté With Roasted Cauliflower and Pecans Recipe
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Tomato Bounty Week: Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes With Bacon, Parmesan, and Parsley
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Jamaican Pickled Herring
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Jamaican Banana Fritters
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Kani Salad (Japanese Imitation Crab Salad)
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Crispy and Flavorful Avocado Fries
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Festival (Jamaican Fried Cornmeal Dumplings)
Golden brown chaat crisps resting on a ceramic plate.
Papris (Crispy Wheat Chips for Chaat and More)
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Homemade Yakimochi (Grilled Mochi With Soy Sauce and Nori)
Overhead view of Kefta Briouates
Moroccan Kefta and Bell Pepper Briouats (Ground Meat and Bell Pepper Pastries)
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Chè Chuối (Vietnamese Banana, Tapioca, and Coconut Milk Dessert)
golden brown tater tots
19 Sides to Go With Wings