5 Hordeurves Appetizer Recipes for Your Next Party

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Ingredients to Use

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened.
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise.
• 2 teaspoons Italian salad dressing mix.
• 30 slices cocktail rye or pumpernickel bread.
• 60 thin cucumber slices.
• Optional: Fresh dill sprigs, slivered red pearl onions and cracked black pepper.

Directions to Move Ahead

• Beat mayonnaise, cream cheese, and dressing mix till it blends.
• Let it stand for 30 minutes.
• Spread the mixture of cream cheese on the bread.
• Top each bread with 2 cucumber slices.
• If desired, you can use dill and red onion silvers as well on top of each bread.
• Cover it and refrigerate it before serving.
• Serve it with love!

2. Cranberry Endive Hordeurves

The killer appetizer recipes of cranberry endive hordeurves are considered one of the easy appetizers for large group. You are able to pack several flavours into incredible hordeurves just by making use of the right ingredients.

I have made this recipe and with my personal experience, I can tell you that after eating this elegant appetizer, you will be left craving for more. This is one of my favorite and considered best for a holiday gathering and everyone will love it.

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Ingredients to Use

• 4 ounces cream cheese, chilled.
• 2 tablespoons apple jelly.
• 1/3 cup powdered or crushed blue cheese.
• 1/4 cup parched cranberries, diced.
• 24 leaves Belgian endive.
• 1/4 cup diced pecans, toasted.

Directions to Move Forward

• Take a large bowl.
• Beat the cream cheese with apple jelly until it gets smoothened.
• After this, you will need to stir it in blue cheese and cranberries.
• Drop filling by heaping a full teaspoon onto each endive leaf.
• Sprinkle it with pecans.
• Serve it with love!

3. Meatballs with Chimichurri Sauce

Do you know, that tasty chimichurri sauce is not just a sauce for tossing with meatballs but is far beyond than that? Yes, this chimichurri sauce is tossed with meatballs and the end result tastes like heaven. 

When I tried this recipe, I was fascinated by its overall look and taste. This appetizer is basically a South American condiment and you will be tempted to desire for plenty more in order to put a stop to your craving.

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Ingredients to Use

• 1 package (22 ounces) frozen fully cooked Angus beef meatballs.
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled.
• 1 cup packed Italian flat-leaf parsley.
• 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper.
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar.
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.

Directions to Follow

• You have to start with preparing the meatballs as per the directions mentioned on the package.
• In the meantime, you must place garlic in a small food processor.
• Pulse the garlic until it gets chopped.
• Add parsley, cilantro, pepper, and salt.
• Pulse them altogether, until they are chopped.
• Add vinegar.
• Gradually add oil when processing in a steady steam.
• In a large bowl, toss meatballs with a little more than half of a chimichurri sauce.
• Transfer the dish to a platter.
• Serve the entire dish with the remaining sauce for extra dipping.

4. Cheese Puffs

Cheese Puffs is a yum and my other favourite appetizer recipes that was taught to me by my mother. This is a tasty and quick recipe to prepare at home in busy seasons. These are the golden puffs that go together in minutes and easily vanish at parties.

Let’s learn how you can prepare these tastiest puffed cheese appetizers at home without taking anyone’s help.

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Ingredients to Use

• 1 cup water.
• 2 tablespoons butter.
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
• 1 cup all-purpose flour.
• 4 large eggs, room temperature.
• 1 – 1/4 cups shredded Gruyere or Swiss Cheese.
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard.
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese.

Directions to Move Ahead

• Take a large saucepan.
• Add water, butter, salt and cayenne to a boil.
• Add flour all at once.
• Stir it until it takes the form of a smooth ball.
• Remove from the heat.
• Let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Add some eggs (one at a time).
• Beat well after adding each egg.
• Continue the beating until the mixture gets smooth and shiny.
• After this, you have to stir it in Gruyere and mustard.
• On a greased baking sheet, drop 1-inch balls 2-inch apart.
• Sprinkle it with the Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until it gets a golden brown colour.
• Serve it with love either warm or cold.

5. Sweet Pea Pesto

In today’s nutritious era, everyone wants a healthy platter. But what if you get a healthy appetizer at the party? Oh god! your guests will surely love it. That’s because one of the healthiest and our last appetizer recipes on the list is sweet pea pesto.

This recipe will include a little oil and will go smooth and easy on the cheese. And if you need a more sauce-like consistency, then you can use parts and add more broth to it. But now the question arises, how you can prepare this recipe at home?

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Don’t worry, I am here to help you with this, keep reading what ingredients you need to use and which directions you need to move ahead with in order to complete this recipe for your next party.

Ingredients to Use

• 12 ounces of fresh or frozen peas, melted.
• 4 garlic cloves, halved.
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar.
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon-pepper condiment.
• 3 tablespoons olive oil.
• 1/4 cup sliced Parmesan cheese.
• 1/3 cup vegetable broth.
• 1 whole wheat French bread demi-baguette (about 6 ounces and 12 inches long).
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes (about 10 ounces), halved or quartered.

Directions to Move Ahead

• Preheat your broiler.
• Place peas, vinegar, garlic, lemon pepper, and salt in a blender or food processor.
• Pulse it until it blends well.
• Continue to process and gradually add the oil in a steady stream.
• Add cheese to the mixture.
• Pulse it just after it blends.
• Add broth.
• Pulse the mixture until you get your desired consistency.
• After this, you need to cut the baguette into 20 slices.
• Each slice should be 1/2 thick.
• Place it on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Broil 4 to 5 inches through the heat until it gets a golden brown colour for 45 to 60 seconds on each side.
• Now, remove the wire rack to cool it down.
• In order to collect crostini, spread every slice with about 1 tablespoon of pesto mixture topped with tomato pieces.
• Serve the dish with love and care.

All of the above-mentioned dishes and their recipes are some of my favourite appetizer recipes that you should try for once in your life. All these dishes are single-bite appetizers that will become the king of your party and your guests will love them.

If you want your party to be extra stunning and flawless then these dishes will be the best option for you to move forward with. Let’s enjoy every minute with these amazing last minute appetizers that will leave your guests tempted for more.