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From chilled and crunchy to warm and savory, take on the take-out by whipping up any of our Asian-inspired appetizers for the perfect start to any meal.
"We fell in love with something very similar to this on a recent trip to Thailand. This is husband Russ's very good attempt at making them at home. We were able to buy the fried garlic and fried shallots at a local Asian supermarket. Very, very morish! Our cashews weren't salted but we used around half a teaspoon, so salt is to taste."
Ingredients: roasted cashews, kaffir lime leaves...
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 7 mins
"This recipe was told to me by two chinese friends after I had been for a meal at their home and told them how much I had enjoyed the taste. It is quite easy to prepare and the ingrediants are easy to aquire localy."
Ingredients: cornstarch, potato starch...
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
"This dish is based on umami, which is popularly referred to as savoriness. It is one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Marinade for at least 1 hour, but up to 24 hours. From NPR."
Ingredients: green leaf lettuce, rib eye steaks...
Prep Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
"Siu mai or Siomai are steamed dumplings but with an open top. They're just so delicious that every time I go to Chinese restaurants or take out, expect me to order this as an appetizer. My Mom/sis used to prepare this as well and is good served with a dip of soy sauce mixed with any of these: calamansi/lemon/lime/kumquat. Now that I have to make..."
Ingredients: eggs, green onions...
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
"Crispy baked egg rolls with an accompanying stellar flavored sauce."
Ingredients: pepper, cooking spray...
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
"These are fun to make and so tasty too! Serve with Recipe #383691. Chicken can be substituted for the shrimp. Another Cook's Illustrated recipe!"
Ingredients: cucumbers, extra-large shrimp...
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
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Ingredients: pitted black olives, chopped tomatoes...
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
"This is an easy recipe. Most of the time is in the marinating. Grill, bake, counter top convection, cook any way you like. My daughter craves these after spending time with an Indonesian family living in Australia. Good hot or Cold!"
Ingredients: garlic powder, lemon juice...
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
By Dave and Sue Cook for U on April 19, 2012
Recipe #478191
"I had a new "lean" appetizer at Cheese Cake Factory and found it to be a bit bland, so decided to up the ante and come up with my own version of the recipe."
Ingredients: fresh shiitake mushrooms, habanero sauce...
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
"So easy and delicious! Don't be afraid of all of the steps - it really is an easy recipe! You can save time by making and shredding the chicken the day before. This recipe was featured on America's Test Kitchen and printed in Cooks Illustrated magazine. I tweaked it a bit, but the basic recipe is in tact. My family LOVES this dish and I am asked..."
Ingredients: creamy peanut butter, cucumbers...
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
"Although the vibrant pink color of this Middle Eastern dip is startling, the flavor is superb. There are many versions. Sometimes the beets are puréed and blended into the yogurt; other times, they are simply sliced or cubed; still other times, a little tahini is blended in for a deeper, richer flavor. In this recipe, the beets are simply grated..."
Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, fresh mint...
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
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"These were good. I used butter instead of crisco and cut out a little bit of the sugar and chocolate chips. I think I may try making them again with..." more
By HawaiianBaker
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"Just what I was looking for - light, fluffy, flavorful white bread. This recipe makes very good bread, if it is a little fussy in my opinion. I love my..." more
By mianbao
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"This was a great recipe to follow. Had to use pecans instead of the walnuts due to the fact that there was no walnuts in the pantry. Still came out..." more
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