Appetisers, also called appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, antipasti, or starters function as an appetite stimulant. Since they are the first foods to be tasted, their flavour is often appropriately matched to the flavours of the main dish. These tasty little morsels of food can be as simple as a slice of mild cheese with a cracker to a expensive gourmet crayfish pâté.
Whether your appetiser recipes are cooked or simply assembled, it’s important to keep in mind the overall scheme of the entire meal. For example, if you are serving a non-fish main dish, an appetiser containing salmon would make a great complimentary first course. Similarly, oysters would complement a main course comprised of beef quite dynamically.
In addition to flavour, texture is a factor in your appetiser selection as well. If a stew is being served for the main course, an appetiser with a little more crunch will accompany it much better than a soup. You can never go wrong with a simple homemade dish of roasted peanuts.
Following the menu plans available in many cookbooks is a beneficial way to put a three and four course meal together. Since time is often a factor when preparing your appetiser recipes, keep in mind the extent of preparation and work that goes into it.
Whether simple or complex, eJozi's RecipeBook has an outstanding collection of appetiser recipes to meet all of your dining needs.
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- 5-Oct-2009Avocado Mousse with Smoked Trout
- This delightful appetiser using avocados and smoked trout is quick and easy to make. Ensure your avocados are perfectly ripe, by buying them a few days in advance, while they are still firm. Wrap in newspaper and leave to ripen at room temperature…
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- 5-Oct-2009Coarse Chicken Liver Pâté
- Most pâtés are much simpler to prepare than you might expect. Poultry, liver, crayfish, meat, seafood, and vegetables are all candidates for pâté. The grind can be smooth and creamy or on the chunky side. It may be served hot or cold, moulded or unmoulded…
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- 5-Oct-2009Crayfish Pâté
- Mention pâté, and what comes to mind first, expensive gourmet duck liver or chopped liver? Both are correct, of course, but pâté is not limited to poultry. Pâté is simply a mixture of seasoned ground seafood, meat or vegetables, and often a combination of several different base ingredients. Crayfish or lobster is a delicious candidate for pâté…
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- 5-Oct-2009Crumbed Anchovies
- A delicious, salty treat to serve as part of an antipasto tray or with drinks. If you can’t get anchovies, replace with 400g fresh OR frozen sardines…
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- 5-Oct-2009Garlic Mussels
- As well as steaming, mussels can be baked, grilled, pan-fried or deep-fried. As long as they are cooked, they can also be added to salads, pasta dishes, stir fries, sauces, soups or stews…
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- 5-Oct-2009Herring with Apples
- Hors d’oeuvres as the start to a meal is a modern development, having its origin in the Scandinavian countries. This delicious appetiser made with pickled herring and Granny Smith apples is quick to make and an ideal hors d’oeuvre for lazy summer days…
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- 5-Oct-2009Smoked Snoek Pâté
- Pâté is simply a mixture of seasoned ground seafood, meat or vegetables, and often a combination of several different base ingredients. Smoked snoek is a delicious candidate for pâté…
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- 5-Oct-2009Snoek Pies
- No fish is more traditional to the Cape than the snoek. Fresh snoek is obtainable in season - smoked and frozen snoek is available in most supermarkets throughout South Africa. Smoked snoek is delicious and makes interesting hors d’oeuvres, as well as pies, souffles, quiches and roulades…
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- 5-Oct-2009Snoek Sambal
- The recipe for fish sambals - very spicy fish spread - was brought to South Africa by Malay slaves and adapted for the fish available locally. Snoek is one of the best fish for this hors d’oeuvre which is traditionally served with moskonfyt…
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