Italian Appetizer Recipes

"Homemade ricotta is perfect to customize based on the milk and other additions you have around. This fine-textured version amps up the decadence factor with half and half cream and whole milk,and uses citric acid for a clean-tasting coagulant (since vinegar and lemon juice can both taste bitter over time). A pinch of sea salt rounds out the flavours."

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Ingredients: citric acid, cold water...

"Crispy, thin-crust pizza with garlic, cheese, and pepperoni. It'll fulfill your pizza craving at only 5 points per pizza!"

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Ingredients: garlic, whole wheat tortillas...

"Deliciously fresh little tomato appetizers! Healthy too! Raw and vegan! I made these to serve at a spring tea party."

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Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, garlic...

"Crostini con Crema di Broccoli, in '1,000 Italian Recipes' by Michele Scicilone"

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, Italian bread...

"This really is a fabulous recipe!!! I've tried a number of others and this is, by far, the best. Don't be surprised if a couple of people polish off the whole batch in one sitting. Also, the marinade makes a delicious salad dressing after you've used up the garlic. Preparation time does not include time to marinate. NOTE: You can double the garlic..."

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Ingredients: salt & fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"From the Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. As described by Chris Sheuer of Honest Cooking Magazine: "Shatteringly crisp, paper thin, fabulously delicious. Make your own gourmet sea salt crackers for next to nothing." The pictures of these crackers are amazingly rustic and beautiful. They are to be rolled very thin in irregular oval shapes. Serve..."

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Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh herbs...

"The hot mustard just brings this stromboli to life."

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Ingredients: eggs, genoa salami...

"These little stuffed peppers are absolutely addictive! Buy the smallest, one-bite-size peppers, but be careful - they are hot!! Serve at room temperature with salami, wedges of Provolone cheese, and a nice bottle of white wine, such as Pinot Grigio."

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Ingredients: dry breadcrumbs, cherry peppers...

"Want a delicious and healthy gourmet dinner for an easy 5 ingredients?? Then try these! Recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, and totally meant to satisfy a night out at a great restaurant without the crazy bill! Made with 8 1/2 to 9" tortillas: 196.67cals, 7g fat, 26.1g carb, 5.67g fiber per serving (1 pizza)"

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Ingredients: goat cheese, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is a wonderfully crispy, hearty and flavorful recipe that people will want to keep noshing on. The quantities below are guidelines, but add more or less of stuff to taste."

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Ingredients: pepper, lime juice, olive oil...

"I haven't made this yet, but it certainly looks delicious and different. Try it for your next movie night, football game, or just to gather 'round the fire with family or friends. From Woman's World magazine. The intro reads "Our cheesy pizza "cake" is designed to be sliced into thin wedges and eaten with a fork." Casual indulgence..."

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Ingredients: whole milk ricotta cheese, cream cheese...