Kick off your holiday celebrations with our light and bright Easter appetizer recipes, whether you're hosting a traditional dinner or a Sunday brunch.

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A hearty salad of radicchio, endive, and anchovies topped with shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Radicchio, Endive, and Anchovy Salad Recipe
A bowl of easy-to-make salmon rillettes served with crackers.
Salmon Rillettes With Chives and Shallots Recipe
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Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlets Recipe
Shrimp cocktail on a ceramic plate with cocktail sauce and sliced lemons, on a stone background with a yellow dish towel.
Plump and Tender Shrimp Cocktail
Savory Bacon-Cheddar Pancakes With Corn and Jalapeño Recipe
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Broccoli Salad With Radicchio, Basil, and Pistachios Recipe
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Grilled Green Bean Salad With Red Peppers and Radishes Recipe
Overhead of a Spanish-style ripe tomato and olive-oil packed tuna salad.
Ensalada de Tomate con Ventresca de Atún (Spanish-Style Tomato and Ventresca Tuna Salad) Recipe
carrot tart on a sheet of parchment paper on a green wooden surface
20 Easter Appetizers for a Delicious Spring Celebration
banana nut muffins on a yellow platter, with yellow napkins, a yellow tabletop and orange juice
These Bakery-Worthy Muffins Capture the Very Best of Banana Bread
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My Grandmother's Golden Matzo Pancakes Are a Passover Must
blue bowl of marbled tea eggs, with one sliced open, yolks showing
This Recipe for Sweet and Savory Boiled Eggs Brings Me Back to My Childhood in Singapore
pullinh cheese garlic knot from cast iron pan and small dish of garlic butter on a black and white checkered fabric. 2 green plates and red napkin to the sides.
Easy, Cheesy Pull-Apart Garlic Knots
Deep-fried potato-skin cups ready for dipping or filling.
Deep-Fried Potato Cups
Stack of Scottish oatcakes.
Scottish Oatcakes
Overhead angle of Platter of Johnny Cakes on a blue platter, with a cake on a smaller plate in front, ripped open. 2 glasses of sparkling water and blue tablecloth
Johnny Cakes: Buttery, Soft, Pillowy, and Fried to Golden Perfection
Creamy shrimp dip in a bowl.
Creamy Shrimp Dip
Illustration of a Game Day Fest
Grab a Bite for Game Day
Illustration of complex snacks to tackle on gameday
Deeply Researched Riffs on Game-Day Party Fare for When You'd Rather Just Be in the Kitchen
Illustration of celebratory snacks
Big Wins All Around: 10 Over-the Top Game-Day Snacks for When You're Feeling Smug About a Victory
Illustration of gameday snacks at a tailgate
These Perfectly Portable Game-Day Snacks Are Tailor-Made for Your Next Tailgating Adventure or Potluck
Illustrations of a table of game day snacks with little figures interacting
9 Heavy-Hitting Game-Day Snacks for Maximum Sustenance Through Too-Close-for-Comfort Matchups
Platter of stuffed mushrooms garnished with parsley on a green surface. Serving plates, a green napkin and a green glass of sparkling water
Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms
Overhead view of Scotch Eggs
Scotch Eggs
Pile of schmaltz rice krispies
Schmaltz Krispies Treats
Overhead view of Oeufs Mayo
Oeufs Mayonnaise (French Boiled Eggs With Homemade Mayonnaise)
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.
Creamy Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms
Overhead view of instant coffee granola
Instant Coffee Granola
Side view of honey butter toast
Honey-Butter Toast
Side view of caesar dust in jar
How to Make Caesar Seasoning
Overhead view of cathead biscuits
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
Overhead image of pickled herring
Jamaican Pickled Herring
Overhead view of banana fritters
Jamaican Banana Fritters
Overhead view of plated crab salad
Kani Salad (Japanese Imitation Crab Salad)
Overhead view of dipping an avocado fry into ranch on a yellow plate
Crispy and Flavorful Avocado Fries
Overhead view of festivals with jerk chicken
Festival (Jamaican Fried Cornmeal Dumplings)
Golden brown chaat crisps resting on a ceramic plate.
Papris (Crispy Wheat Chips for Chaat and More)
OVerhead view of mochi
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)
Overhead view of finished che on a platter with peanut toppings
Chè Chuối (Vietnamese Banana, Tapioca, and Coconut Milk Dessert)
golden brown tater tots
19 Sides to Go With Wings
A pile of homemade chicken nuggets with a bowl of sweet 'n' sour sauce
Homemade Chicken Nuggets With Sweet 'n' Sour Sauce Recipe
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Home-Style Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette)
A bowl of whipped feta dip garnished with olive oil and chopped nuts.
Whipped Feta Dip Recipe
Rows of sliced Korean kimbap, which look similar to sushi and are filled with colorful sliced vegetables
Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Rice Rolls)
Scallion pancakes cut into slices, stacked on top of each other on a round wooden cutting board with a ceramic bowl of dipping sauce.
Extra-Flaky Scallion Pancakes Recipe
Overhead view of homemade focaccia
Homemade Focaccia
A slice of Spanish potato and onion tortilla on a small grey plate with salad on the side.
Tortilla Española (Spanish Egg and Potato Omelette) Recipe
Oven-fried buffalo wings on a white rectangular plate with celery sticks and a glass cup of bleu cheese dressing.
The Best Oven-Fried Chicken Wings
A small platter of Japanese pork and cabbage gyoza or dumplings.
The Best Gyoza (Japanese Pork and Cabbage Dumplings)
Buldak, Korean fire chicken served in a cast-iron skillet
Korean-Style Fire Chicken (Buldak) With Cheese Recipe
Thai-style grilled pork skewers on a rectangular platter with lime wedges
Moo Ping (Thai-Style Grilled Pork Skewers) Recipe
Sous vide Buffalo chicken wings on a blue plate with cup of blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.
Sous Vide Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe
Bowl of Sichuan-style wontons in hot and sour vinegar and chili oil sauce
Suanla Chaoshou (Sichuan-Style Wontons in Hot and Sour Vinegar and Chili Oil Sauce) Recipe
A small bowl filled with a large pile of chaat spice mix
Chaat Masala (Indian Street Snack Spice Blend)