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Our Latest Appetizers Recipes

Egg Salad Sandwiches with Favolosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Egg Salad Sandwiches made healthy and delicious with Favolosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

Cilantro Roasted Onion Deviled Eggs
A fresh way to make deviled eggs with bright flavors of cilantro and lemon!

Oregano White Balsamic Grilled Shrimp
Oregano and Lemon White Balsamics are a perfect match to bring out the flavor of grilled shrimp!

Lemon White Balsamic and Garlic Infused Olive Oil Tzatziki
A traditional Greek Tzatziki dip using our delicious Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil! Serve alongside Kalamata Olives and sliced fresh baguettes and plenty of olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping!

Lemon White Balsamic, Herb, and Olive Feta Cheese Dip
This is a wonderful, healthy dip with Kalamata Olives and Lemon White Balsamic!

Manzanillo Olive Oil and Roasted Garlic White Bean Dip
A great Vegetarian Bean Dip with healthy olive oil and tasty roasted garlic!

Easy Pasta Salad with Olive Oil and Balsamic
Easy, heart-healthy Pasta Salad! Great to make ahead for fun events and parties, or to have on hand at lunchtime!

Kalamata Olive and Cream Cheese Dip
Try Kalamata Olives in an easy recipe with this delicious Kalamata Olive and Cream Cheese Dip!

Avocado Salad with Cilantro Onion Infused Olive Oil and Lemon White Balsamic
This is a lovely light salad that could also be used as alternative to guacamole, served with bread or chips!

Mango Salsa with Mango White Balsamic
This is a great sweet salsa alternative, bringing you a taste of the tropics, and featuring one of our amazing balsamics!

Winter Holiday Citrus Salad with Blood Orange and Cranberry-Pear Vinaigrette
This wonderful and easy-to-prepare salad features traditional winter holiday flavors of Blood Orange Olive Oil and Cranberry-Pear Balsamic!

Toasted Spicy Chickpea Snack
This wonderful recipe for a delicious snack comes from the MarisolioTasting Bar’s “Olive” Our Recipes book.

Baked Cream Cheese and Bacon Dip
It’s beginning to be tailgate season again and this dip is perfect for tailgating or any get-together. Serve with pita chips or even with raw vegetables. However you serve it, it won’t last long!

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
A new and delicious way to do your sweet potatoes this Thanksgiving!

Baked Brie with Grape Balsamic Compote
An excellent appetizer to serve at your next dinner party!

Lemon Mediterranean Salad
Lemon Olive Oil takes this heart-healthy simple salad to a new level.

Grilled Peach and Arugula Salad
Take your salad to the next level with grilled peaches and a spicy and sweet dressing.

Citrus Lime Seafood Salad
Bring this seafood salad to your next summer get-together for a fresh, citrusy side dish.

Sugar Snap Pea Salad
Try this sugar snap pea salad with Honey Ginger Balsamic and Sesame Oil for a fresh, healthy snack or light lunch.

Garden State Gazpacho
Try this seasonal cold soup with a spring salad or paired with homemade bread. You’ll get 2-3 servings of fruits and veggies that pack a flavor punch at the same time.

Avocado Lime Sauce
This sauce adds great flavor to fish, chicken and huevo rancheros. If you like things hot, don’t discard the jalapeño seeds.

Lucky Leprechaun Dip
Make your St. Patrick’s Day special with this wonderful green dip. Using cannellini beans as a base and adding raw cashews, kale, and spices, this dip will be the hit of your St. Paddy’s celebration.

Spinach and Feta Frittata
For a special luncheon dish, try this spinach and feta frittata. It’s quite delicious. Serve with a green salad and you have a perfect company dish.

Zwiebelkuchen II (German Onion Cake with Bacon)
This easy to prepare German Onion Cake can be served as an appetizer or a main course. In Germany, it is traditionally served with a new (still fermenting) wine.

Maangchi’s Mung Bean Pancakes (Bindae-tteok)
Based on a recipe by Maangchi, these hearty, crispy mung bean pancakes will be an instant hit in your home. Make a big batch and freeze some for later.

Korean Green Onion Pancakes (Pajeon)
These remind me of my mother's potato pancakes when they're cooking. They are a savory pancake and can be eaten either as an appetizer or as an entree. Scrumptious!

Vol au Vent
These are directions for making vol au vent from frozen puff pastry dough. These are fun to make and make an impressive presentation.

Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon Vol Au Vent
Vol au vent shells filled with whipped cream cheese and topped with a slice of smoked salmon make a unique and flavorful appetizer. Wonderful!

Spinach and Feta Vol au Vent
This vol au vent makes a great appetizer. Use a smaller pastry cutter for bite size pieces. They'll disappear quickly.

Marisolio Marinated Mushroom Appetizer
This is one of the easiest and tastiest appetizers you can make. Hardly any calories and everyone loves them. Make plenty, because they disappear quickly.

Bacon-Wrapped Dates
At your next party, serve these delicious appetizers with the spicy sauce accompaniment. They are outstanding and will have people asking for the recipe.

Bacon Wrapped Balsamic Shrimp
For an upscale treat at your next party, try these marinated bacon-wrapped shrimp. The Olive Wood Smoked Olive Oil and the Aged Balsamic make them pop!

Pickled Green Papaya
Pickled green papaya is delicious eaten by itself, as an accompaniment to meat dishes (especially pork), or used in a green papaya salad.

Asian Dipping Sauce
This is about the easiest dipping sauce you'll ever find. It's sweet and spicy and can be used with any number of different Asian foods you like to dip in sauce.

Italian Basil Pesto Sauce
Basil pesto is great on pasta, spread on sandwich bread, mixed with veggies or used in salads for more flavor. You decide how to best use this condiment.

Cultured Cream Stuffed Eggs
These deviled eggs are made with sour cream and apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to give them the probiotic boost you don't get from mayonnaise. Yum.

Artichoke and Black Truffle Dip
This is a baked dip recipe. It uses cream cheese, artichoke hearts, Black Truffle Oil, shallots, and is topped with Parmesan. Very easy to prepare, yummy to eat.

Stir-Fried Sesame Shrimp with Orange Sauce
This is a wonderfully quick supper. Briefly stir-fry the shrimp, thicken the sauce and dinner's ready! Perfect after an all-day Christmas shopping trip.

Autumn Chutney
This delicious chutney is great served with any pork dish, served on crackers or toasted baguette rounds as an appetizer. A wonderful starter for any meal.

Watermelon Chunks Mojito
This is a wonderfully refreshing way to serve watermelon. The watermelon can be used as an appetizer or a dessert. Perfect on a hot day!

Booze-Infused Melon Balls
Wonderful dessert or appetizer during scorching hot weather. The melon balls soak up the pineapple and liqueur flavors and hit the spot during these hot summer days.

Steamed Chicken Feet
Are you a dim sum afficionado? If so, here is a recipe for you. A bit time consuming to create, this delicacy is easy to prepare and delicious to eat!

Anchor Bar Buffalo Chicken Wings
Mmmmm, I can taste these already. So easy to make and yet so delicious. Just the thing for 4th of July picnics or watching baseball or football games,

Tandoori Chicken Wings
Love Indian food? Try this yogurt based marinade for your chicken wings and watch them disappear. Can be used as appetizer or entree. Either way, a hit!
Prep time: marinating time plus 15 | Cook time: 20-22
Serves: appetizer portions for 10
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Strawberry Cheese Appetizers with Balsamic Reduction
For a quick appetizer, this one can't be beat. All you need is cheese, crackers and Strawberry Balsamic Condimento, reduced.

Camarocado (Shrimp in Avocado) in Plantain Cups
These shrimp-filled plantain cups are not only beautiful to look at but are a food-fiend's paradise. Everyone will love these!

Easy Olive Puff Pastry Appetizers
Drop in company? Don't panic. Impress your company with these quick to assemble appetizers. Nobody will guess how simple these are to make!

Anticuchos (Grilled Beef Heart)
A favorite in Peru and several other South American countries, this dish will surprise you with its "heat" and wonderful slightly peppery and nutmeg taste.

Stir-Fry Thai Basil Pork
Spicy Thai pork flavored with garlic, red chilis and Thai Golden Mountain Sauce makes an easy, most delicious quick dinner.

Blinchiki/Blini (Russian Crepes)
Blinkchiki or blini are Russian-style pancakes which are really just crepes. They can be filled with either sweet or savory fillings.

Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
A Greek street food favorite, this baked dish features a filo dough base and topping with a spinach, cheese, eggs, and onion filling. It is wonderful!

Siopao (Filipino Steamed Dumplings) with Pork Filling
The pork filling of this Siopoa is flavored with onions, garlic, soy, sugar, oyster sauce, and hoisin and gives a wonderful surprise when you bite into it.

Spicy Slaw for Sopes
This slaw is meant to accompany the Sopes with Chorizo Refried Beans recipe. It could be served as a stand-alone, too. It is hot and spicy and quite refreshing.

Sopes with Chorizo Refried Beans and a Spicy Slaw
These sopes have a delicious masa harina base that holds a filling of refried beans with chorizo, a refreshing spicy slaw on top, and chile sauce drizzled over the whole thing. Yumm!

Myrna’s Asian Lettuce Wraps
For a quick dinner in any season, try Myrna Dake's yummy Asian Lettuce Wraps. Brought to our year-end potluck party, these were a group favorite. Yumm!

Grilled Prawns with Roasted Garlic-Cilantro Sauce
If you love prawns, this is a wonderful dish that can be served as an entree or as an appetizer. It's so easy, yet so delicious. Everyone loves these prawns!

Lavash Wraps with Shrimp, Orzo, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A beautiful and colorful wrap made with Mediterranean lavash flat bread. Filled with shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes and orzo, this is a filling wrap, just right for lunch or light dinner.

Gyoza de Vegetal y Pollo
This adaptation of a Dianne Phillips recipe will become a new favorite. Probably new to most of you, but not difficult to make, try these for a tasty new dish!

Crab and Shrimp Doujia
What an interesting way to wrap an appetizer! The crunchy wrapper and the creamy filling makes for a delightful treat. Be creative: try cheese/nut combinations, too.

Spanish Honey-Topped Eggplant Fritters
This eggplant dish makes a wonderful accompaniment to lamb, especially, but will pare well with any other meats, and proved both savory and sweet flavors.

Rachel’s Neapolitan Herb Balsamic Marinated and Grilled Eggplant
Using our new Neapolitan Herb Dark Balsamic, this eggplant dish packs a punch! We think you'll love the Italian flavors and will enjoy serving it to guests.

Eggplant Fries
Try these eggplant fries for a delicious alternative to potato fries. Sprinkled with Honey Ginger White Balsamic at the end, they remind one of English chips.

Baba Ganoush (Eggplant Appetizer)
This is our version of a favorite Middle Eastern appetizer. It's so delicious, you might just make a meal of it.

Grape Truffles with Chevre (Goat Cheese)
Our grape truffle appetizers are a tasty treat for summertime parties. Cool and crunchy, they will pleasantly surprise your guests.

Chee Cheong Fun – Rice Noodle Rolls
Make your own rice noodles with this recipe. Similar to a crepe but done in the microwave with rice flour, the rolls are thin, translucent and yummy.

Freedom Fritters (Greek Zucchini Fritters)
Fritters with a Greek taste. Feta, dill, and mint make these a delicious side dish to the meat or fish of your choice.

Popcorn with Grated Asiago, Cracked Black Pepper and Wild Mushroom Sage Olive Oil
For a real treat, try this version of popcorn. You'll never want plain popcorn again. Thanks, Veronica Foods!

Ricotta-Basil Olive Oil Spread
With an aioli-like consistency but with no eggs, this spread is smooth and rich. Serve as a dip, slather it on toasted bread, or spread it on grilled fish.

Curried Butternut Squash and Bartlett Pear Soup
Try our smooth, creamy butternut squash soup. The curry adds a special "fall" taste to the butternut squash and the pear/apple combination. A meal in itself!

Sun-Dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Open-Faced Sandwiches
Having company? These open-faced sandwiches make a healthy appetizer, substantial yet light.

Puff Pastry Onion & Brie Appetizer
This appetizer is shaped like palmiers but is savory, rather than sweet in taste. The puff pastry rolled up and baked with brie, onions and caraway is delicious.

Indo-Chinese Sesame Honey Chili French Fries
A hot and spicy potato dish that combines Indian and Chinese flavors. This will be a hit with adults and kids alike!

Avocado Sunflower Surprise Pesto
Avocado and sunflower seeds make a tastychange from the usual basil/pine nut pesto. Try this on pasta, with cooked veggies, or in sandwiches. Use your imagination!

American Truffled Eggs for Company
For a delicious take on deviled eggs, try this recipe which is greatly enhanced with the addition of truffle oil. Sumptuous!

Malabar Egg Curry
A wonderful vegetarian dinner for your family. Tasty, spicy, and delicious! Serve this egg dish over rice or with roti (an Indian flatbread).

Scotch Quail Eggs
This dish can be an appetizer for adults or a meal for children. The quail eggs are just the right size for small hands and will delight the little ones.

Salsa Verde Italiano
Not to be confused with Mexican salsa, this Italian sauce is full of fresh herbs, capers, lemon, garlic, and anchovy. Delicious on meats, fish and vegetables.

Mint and Pea Hummus
A wonderful party dip with a touch of Middle Eastern flavors.

Angelo’s Greek Style Dungeness Crabs
This is a wonderful way to prepare fresh whole crab. You will delight in the mix of garlic, olive oil and parsley. Eat with fresh sourdough and a glass of wine!

Asian Cracked Dungeness Crab (adapted from Sunset Magazine)
Cracked Dungeness Crab with an Asian Twist. Savor the flavors of Honey Ginger and Lemongrass-Mint White Balsamic Condimentos.

Dungeness Crab Omelet
For a filling breakfast or an easy dinner, try this special crab omelet. Choose from a variety of condiments to make for a uniquely personal omelet.

Granola with Whole Fruit Blood Orange Fused Olive Oil
Great for breakfast or a snack, this granola beats anything you can buy in a store. Fresh, healthy ingredients help you keep your New Year resolutions.

Quesadillas Portobellas Barbacoa
For a delicious appetizer or a main dish, try our wonderful barbecue-flavored Portobella mushroom quesadilla. It's a keeper!

Marisolio Aioli (Garlic Mayonnaise)
This garlicky fresh mayonnaise goes with everything, from a spread on crunchy toasted French bread, as a dip for vegetables, as a topping for seafood.

Chipotle Salsa
Tasty side dish with chicken or fish. Add a little Mexican flavor to your meal.

Pickled Carrot and Daikon Radish
Looking for a refreshing side dish for those hot summer days. Try these pickled carrots and daikon radishes. Can be used in a variety of ways to add zip to your meals.

Baklouti, Bacon and Tomato Dip
Spicy with the taste of a BLT. A perfect dip as you watch the sports events of your choice this month with friends and family.

Mushroom Fondue
A garlicky mushroom dip. Perfect with vegetables, cubed chicken, bread sticks or chunks of salami. A hearty dip to delight the hungry people in your life.

Marisolio Reuben Fondue
Small bites with a reuben sandwich taste. Delicious appetizer for game day!

Salsa de Fresa (Strawberry Salsa)
Try our Salsa de Fresa as a dip, a side dish, or a spread. Whichever way you use it, it will delight the senses and bring the freshness of spring to your palate.

Henrietta’s Spinach or Broccoli Crustless Quiche
What could be nicer for lunch, dinner or even as an appetizer than Henrietta Sparkman's Spinach/Broccoli Quiche. Lighter than the usual quiche but just as delicious!

Grilled Fava Bean Pods with Red Pepper and Lime
Eat the whole pod or pop the beans out to eat.....either way you end up with a delicious, citrusy snack or side dish.

Savory Pie Crust
Freeze our Organic Butter Olive Oil and it will behave like butter. Use in our savory pie crust recipe and fill with your favorite pot pie filling.

Nutty Spicy Garbanzo Snack
Looking for a tasty, healthy, low-cal snack that isn't full of strange ingredients? Try our healthy garbanzo bean snack. Delicious and good for you.

Irish Potted Beer and Cheddar Spread
A cheese spread with a little zip. Best spread on crackers, rye bread and/or apples. A great Irish treat!

Hot Chile Dip
Looking for a dip that's not heavy on the sour cream? Try this easy, refreshing dip that's perfect with tortilla chips, pita crackers, or spread on pita bread triangles.

Almond-Edamame Pesto
Healthy spread for your holiday parties. Use on crackers, pita bread, or baguette slices. Great for dipping veggies, too.

Quesadilla de Calabaza (Pumpkin Quesadilla)
Delicious quesadillas filled with pumpkin and Jack Cheese. Great for lunch, dinner or cut in wedges for appetizers.

Oven-Baked Pumpkin Fries
Pumpkin fries, either savory or sweet, low in calories, nutritious and easy to make---these will become a fall staple in your home!

Sangria
Refreshing, cold wine drink. Great for a large party.

Balsamic Watermelon Cubes
These wonderful appetizers combine the natural sweet flavor of the fruit with a sour tang from the balsamic condimento. Make lots....they won't last

All Natural Olive Oil Peanut Butter
Peanut butter without the usual harmful additives. This is the healthiest peanut butter you can eat!!

Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Dip)
Serve this refreshing dip/accompaniment alongside Greek Zucchini Fritters (Freedom Fritters on 4th of July Menu) or with fresh vegetables

Star Spangled Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Do-it-yourself proportions make for a creative appetizer.

Revolutionary Robust Olio Nuovo Empeltre EVOO Focaccia
Rosemary flavored focaccia bread is a delicious accompaniment to soup or your main meal. Use as appetizer, too.

Stuffed Peppers with Goat Cheese
Hot, spicy and yet refreshing, a tasty appetizer to serve before your main meal.

Fig & Walnut Tapenade with Goat Cheese
A wonderfully unique appetizer for your next party.

Asparagus with Parmesan Crust
Crisp but tender asparagus spears with cheesy topping

Shrimp Spring Rolls
Refreshing cold appetizer or main meal for a hot day. Serve with satay or peanut sauce.

Toscano Fagiolo Bianco Spread
A classic and simple appetizer with light and savory flavors that is also versatile to use FS17, Ultra Picholine, or Ultra Picual EVOO to your taste!

Sun-Dried Tomato Almond Pesto
An easy to prepare almond pesto, that is wonderful on fresh Italian bread or tossed with pasta

Chevre Cheese with Organic Basil or Organic Tarragon Olive Oil
An easy spread for crackers, pita bread rounds cut in eighths, or baguette bread slices.
Whole Fruit Lemon Fused Oil Parsley Puffs
Salmon filled pastry puffs with spicy flavor of horseradish. Wonderful way to start a party!

Organic Persian Lime Fused Oil and Chile Cashews
Just the thing to start your party....a spicy, citrus cashew appetizer!