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Hot Appetizers

By Food & Wine
Updated January 17, 2017
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At your next dinner party, warm up your guests' palates with these hot appetizers, including delicious arancini with peas and mozzarella, butternut squash turnovers and quinoa balls with cauliflower and cheese.
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Camembert Baked in the Box

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This tender, melty cheese bakes in its box to keep it from collapsing. Be sure to buy Camembert in a box that's stapled, not glued.

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Potato Tarte Flambée

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For her spectacular vegetarian take on tarte flambee (Alsatian-style pizza with onions and bacon), Julianne Jones layers thin potato slices on French sourdough (levain), adding creme fraiche for extra tanginess. The key to achieving a crisp crust is stretching the dough thin and baking it quickly in a very hot oven.

  • Mini Tartes Flambées

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Arancini with Peas and Mozzarella

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My Calabrian grandmother always used plain white rice to make her incredible arancini (rice balls), but I prefer to cook with plump arborio because I think it makes the insides creamier.–Grace Parisi, test kitchen associate

  • Toasted Pistachio-Cheese Arancini

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Cheddar Gougères

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Cabot Clothbound Cheddar gougeres are perfect on New Year's eve with cava.

  • Red Pepper, Garlic & Pecorino Gougères

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Goat Cheese-Stuffed Roasted Figs

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Simple, sweet, and totally indulgent, these figs will be the talk of your party... even though they will be the easiest appetizer to make.

  • Goat-Cheese-Stuffed Grape Leaves

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Grilled Antipasto with Garlicky Bean Dip

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When Marcia Kiesel grills vegetables, she likes to add unexpected accompaniments, like grilled marinated mini mozzarella balls (called bocconcini) wrapped in anchovy fillets, and garlicky white bean dipped. Served with grilled country bread, this antipasto becomes a light main course. The bocconcini should be eaten hot off the grill, while still soft enough to spread on the bread. To prevent sticking, lightly oil the grate before grilling the bocconcini.

  • Antipasto Salad with Bocconcini and Green-Olive Tapenade

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Baked Camembert with Pears

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A splash of pear brandy plus maple syrup and Spanish almonds put a modern spin on baked Brie.

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Quinoa Balls with Cauliflower and Chees

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Bloggers Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley mix quinoa with grated cauliflower, salty halloumi cheese and chickpea flour to make crisp, fluffy little balls to serve as an hors d'oeuvre or with tomato sauce as a main course. Soaking the quinoa overnight before cooking makes it more digestible.

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Bacon-Wrapped Cherry Peppers

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These genius hors d'oeuvres from Colby Garrelts (an F&W Best New Chef 2005) call for just three ingredients. The recipe can be made ahead of time, so it's great for parties.

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Potato-and-Mozzarella Croquettes

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These light and cheesy fried potato croquettes are breaded twice: They're dredged in bread crumbs, dipped in beaten eggs seasoned with mustard and garlic, then dredged in bread crumbs once more. The payoff is a supercrisp, flavorful crust for the filling of soft mashed potato and melted cheese.

  • Sesame-Coated Sweet Potato Croquettes

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Butternut Squash Turnovers

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Jeremy Sommer often hosts the cooking club at his furniture company's warehouse. His buttery squash turnovers make a perfect fall lunch alongside a big green salad.

  • Roasted Winter Squash and Onion Turnovers

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1 of 11 Camembert Baked in the Box
2 of 11 Potato Tarte Flambée
3 of 11 Arancini with Peas and Mozzarella
4 of 11 Cheddar Gougères
5 of 11 Goat Cheese-Stuffed Roasted Figs
6 of 11 Grilled Antipasto with Garlicky Bean Dip
7 of 11 Baked Camembert with Pears
8 of 11 Quinoa Balls with Cauliflower and Chees
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