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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Closeup of a gratin dish of lightly browned brandade, fresh from the oven.
Whipped Salt Cod Spread (Brandade de Morue)
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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
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
A small bowl of tyrokafteri (hot pepper and cheese dip), served on a platter with wedges of pita bread.
Tyrokafteri (Hot Pepper and Cheese Dip)
Overhead view of split pea and hand soup
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
Summery sourdough toasts topped with burrata cheese and pesto, on a wooden board.
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
Close up view of a sausage and kale soup with peas.
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
Overhead of vegan spinach dip served with a bowl of tortilla chips.
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
Overhead view of Quick-Marinated White Bean Salad and Feta Lettuce Cups, served on black plates next to a black bowl full of extra bean salad.
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
Overhead view of pulpo gallego served on a red plate.
Classic Pulpo Gallego (Galician Octopus Tapa) Recipe
A bowl of hearty winter vegetable soup, served on a plate atop as red woven placemat.
Hearty Winter Vegetable Soup
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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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Har Gow (Crystal Skin Shrimp Dumplings)
A platter of oven-roasted chestnuts.
Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Melted Butter Recipe
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Smoky Candied Almonds Recipe
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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
Vegetarian stuffed mushrooms on a blue and white platter, on top of a blue and white dyed surface. Serving plated and napkins to the side.
These Creamy Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms Have Delightful "'Marry Me' Vibes"
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This Brilliant Granola Trick Combines Breakfast and Coffee Into One
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Honey-Butter Toast
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How to Make Caesar Seasoning
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Caesar Deviled Eggs
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Southern Cathead Biscuits
Side view of cazuelitas
Cazuelitas (Fried Masa Pockets with Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Filling)
Overhead view of pork paste rice paper rolls
Nem Nướng Cuốn (Vietnamese Grilled Pork Paste Rice Paper Rolls)
Overhead view of scallop crudo
Scallop Crudo
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Jamaican Pickled Herring
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Jamaican Banana Fritters
Overhead view of plated crab salad
Kani Salad (Japanese Imitation Crab Salad)