Seed-y Crackers
Serve these crunchy crackers with your favorite cheeses, dips, and veggies. For a change, add 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
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Spiced Caramel Corn
This delicious recipe makes a fresh, crunchy, family-pleasing treat that kids can help prepare. While this snack does contain some sugar (in the form of brown-rice and maple syrups), the nuts help slow sugar absorption and offer a dose of healthy nutrition. The popcorn provides a healthy dose of fiber. The herbs add wholesome flavor both kids and adults will enjoy.
Quenelles of Millet Polenta
Cooked like polenta and presented like a French quenelle (an oval-shaped dumpling), this recipe has complex and complementary flavors to enhance stews, meats or other protein entrées.
Tofu and Napa Cabbage Rolls With Dipping Sauce
Pairing tofu with sweet napa cabbage makes a wonderful and elegant vegetarian entrée. Feel free to omit the tofu altogether and just go with the veggies.
Lemon Aioli
This French-style mayonnaise of garlic, olive oil and lemon is wonderful as a condiment with steamed or grilled vegetables, fish and soups, or as a spread when making sandwiches. Lasts for one week in a tightly sealed jar in the refrigerator.
Dolmades With Collard Greens
These Greek-inspired appetizers are wonderful served with a cucumber-yogurt dipping sauce.
Charcuterie Plate
Arrange your favorite sliced meats on a platter. Always popular and no cooking involved!
Chicken-Liver Paté
The humble chicken liver is elevated to haute cuisine when cooked and blended with a little sherry and herbs.
Fruit and Cheese Kabobs
Get creative and experiment with different combinations of fruit and cheese.
Bacon-Wrapped Dates
You may also want to try these succulent little bites with dried figs instead of dates.
Grilled Sweet-Potato Rounds With Chorizo
Substitute tempeh for the chorizo to make the perfect vegetarian bite.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
For a sweeter taste, try wrapping prosciutto around melon or even pear slices.
Marinated Olives
Mix and match to create your favorite flavor profiles. For Greek-inspired flavors, mix the olives and vinaigrette with feta cheese, red onion, fresh mint, and a little oregano.
Bok Choy Spring Rolls
Spring rolls are the perfect vehicle for your favorite veggies. For fun, fill separate bowls with shrimp, veggies and herbs — and let people customize and roll their own dinner (great for picky eaters!).
Shrimp and Heirloom Tomato Cevice
Enjoy as an appetizer with raw veggies or whole-grain chips. Choose wild-caught or sustainably farmed U.S. shrimp over imported shrimp, which may be contaminated with antibiotic and pesticide residues. For a vegetarian version, substitute canned black beans for the shrimp.
Marjoram Pesto With Capers and Olives
This recipe has been excerpted from Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Markets by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, 2008).
Savoy Yogurt Sauces: Raita and Tsatsiki
Raita is a frequent condiment in Indian cuisine, tsatsiki in Greek cuisine.