Recipe: Appetizer Recipes For Dinner Party

here is one for 12 this would do proberly * Exported from MasterCook *
Antipasto Skewers
Recipe By : The California Culinary Academy
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Appetizers & Hors d'Oeuvres
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Large seasonal melon, peeled -- cut into 36 cubes
1/2 Pound prosciutto -- sliced paper-thin
1 Pound Italian fontina cheese -- cut into 36 cubes
36 black olives -- (best quality)
olive oil -- for drizzling
freshly ground pepper -- for garnish
1. Wrap each cube of melon in a piece of prosciutto.
2. On each of 36 skewers, thread a cube of cheese, an olive, and a prosciutto-melon cube. Place skewers in a tightly sealed container.
3. At serving time, drizzle with olive oil and dust with pepper.
Makes 3 dozen skewers.
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NOTES : Olives and cheese, prosciutto and melon come together on these colorful skewers. It's an antipasto platter made into finger food, and it's open to dozens of variations: Try shrimp, feta cheese, and Greek olives. Mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and rolled anchovies? You decide.
Nutr. Assoc. : 4128 0 588 0 0 0
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Fruited Brie
Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories : Microwave Snacks
Appetizers & Hors d'Oeuvres
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 1/3 Tbsp brandy
1/3 C golden raisins
1 2/3 Tbsp currants or dark raisins
7/8 Lb Brie
3 1/3 Tbsp toasted walnuts -- chopped
1. Place brandy, raisins, and currants in a small bowl. Microwave on 100% power until raisins absorb brandy, 30 to 60 seconds.
2. Place Brie in a microwave-safe serving dish. Microwave on 100% power until cheese is warmed and begins to melt (30 to 60 seconds). Sprinkle raisins and walnuts on top of Brie.
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NOTES : This cheese-with-a-difference is a snap to make in the microwave. Offer the Brie at a cocktail party with crackers or sliced baguettes.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 3024 0 5471
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Baby Porcupine Appetizers
Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:55
Categories : Appetizers
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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7/8 C rice
1 2/3 Lb ground beef
1 2/3 Tbsp onions -- minced
3 1/3 Tbsp green bell peppers -- finely chopped
7/8 Tsp salt
7/8 Tsp celery salt
1 2/3 Cloves garlic
1 2/3 Pt tomato juice
6 2/3 cloves
7/8 Tsp oregano
3 1/3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Combine rice, ground meat, onion, green pepper, salt, celery salt and garlic; form into balls about 1-1/2 inches in diameter.
Heat tomato juice, cloves, oregano and Worcestershire sauce in skillet. Add meatballs. Cover tightly and simmer for 50 minutes. Remove cloves before serving.
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Sun-Dried Tomato-Mozzarella Appetizers
Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Appetizers Vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 C cherry tomatoes
2 Oz mozzarella cheese, part skim milk -- diced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 garlic clove -- minced
1 Tbsp fresh basil leaf -- minced
2 Tbsp sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed
black pepper
* If using oil-packed tomatoes, drain well and pat dry. Mince. If using dehydrated, soak in water for a few minutes according to directions on package. Dry, then mince.
Cut mozzarella into 1/4-inch cubes. Chop fresh basil leaves finely. Mince garlic clove; use more garlic if preferred.
Combine the cheese, basil, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and black pepper in small bowl. Add the olive oil and blend well. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to blend flavors.
Just before serving, prepare cherry tomatoes by removing the stem end, cutting a thin slice from bottom of tomato to keep it setting straight and removing center from tomatoes with melon baller or small spoon. Sprinkle inside of tomatoes very lightly with salt and invert on paper towels to drain briefly.
Stuff the tomatoes with the cheese mixture, garnish with small basil leaves and serve immediately.
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NOTES : For best flavor fresh tomatoes should not be refrigerated; plan on serving these soon after filling.
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